# skfolio.distribution.DependenceMethod ### *class* skfolio.distribution.DependenceMethod(\*values) Enumeration of methods to measure bivariate dependence. * **Attributes:** **KENDALL_TAU** : Use Kendall’s tau correlation coefficient. **MUTUAL_INFORMATION** : Use mutual information estimated via a k-nearest neighbors method. **WASSERSTEIN_DISTANCE** : Use the Wasserstein (Earth Mover’s) distance. #### *classmethod* has(value) Check if a value is in the Enum. * **Parameters:** **value** *str* : Input value. * **Returns:** **x** *bool* : True if the value is in the Enum, False otherwise.