e>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="../../weka/attributeSelection/AttributeEvaluator.html" title="interface in weka.attributeSelection">AttributeEvaluator</a></code></dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>attribute</code> - the index of the attribute to be evaluated</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>the merit of the attribute according to the base evaluator</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.Exception</code> - if the attribu