# Spectraldistortionindex

> Compute the SpectralDistortionIndex metric — provided by torchmetrics. Use when the user has predictions and ground-truth and needs to compute SpectralDistortionIndex, or asks how to score with SpectralDistortionIndex.

- Skill: `qhjqhj00/spectraldistortionindex` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add qhjqhj00/spectraldistortionindex`
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- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: qhjqhj00 (https://skillmd.com/u/qhjqhj00)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/qhjqhj00/spectraldistortionindex

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# spectraldistortionindex

> Metric `SpectralDistortionIndex` from `torchmetrics` (torchmetrics.SpectralDistortionIndex)

## When to invoke this skill

The user has predictions + ground truth and asks to evaluate with SpectralDistortionIndex, or
mentions `torchmetrics.SpectralDistortionIndex` directly, or wants the standard torchmetrics implementation.

## Reference signature

```python
from torchmetrics import SpectralDistortionIndex

# _SpectralDistortionIndex(p: int = 1, reduction: Literal['elementwise_mean', 'sum', 'none'] = 'elementwise_mean', **kwargs: Any) -> None
```

## Library docstring

```
Wrapper for deprecated import.

>>> from torch import rand
>>> preds = rand([16, 3, 16, 16])
>>> target = rand([16, 3, 16, 16])
>>> sdi = _SpectralDistortionIndex()
>>> sdi(preds, target)
tensor(0.0234)
```

## Quick recipe

```python
import torchmetrics as _m
score = _m.SpectralDistortionIndex(y_true, y_pred)
```

## Don'ts

- Don't reimplement when the library version handles edge cases (NaN, ties, empty inputs) better than a hand-rolled formula.
- Always check the library version's argument order — sklearn is `(y_true, y_pred)` while torchmetrics is `(preds, target)`.