diff --git a/bamt/builders/composite_builder.py b/bamt/builders/composite_builder.py
index 0033871..64b725c 100644
--- a/bamt/builders/composite_builder.py
+++ b/bamt/builders/composite_builder.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def overwrite_vertex(
                 node = GaussianNode(name=node_instance.name, regressor=regressor)
             elif (
                 len(node_instance.cont_parents + node_instance.disc_parents) < 1
-                and type(node).__name__ == "CompositeDiscreteNode"
+                and type(node_instance).__name__ == "CompositeDiscreteNode"
             ):
                 node = DiscreteNode(name=node_instance.name)
             else:
diff --git a/bamt/builders/evo_builder.py b/bamt/builders/evo_builder.py
index 0da067e..0b7c39d 100644
--- a/bamt/builders/evo_builder.py
+++ b/bamt/builders/evo_builder.py
@@ -230,4 +230,4 @@ def search(self, data: DataFrame, **kwargs) -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _convert_to_strings(nested_list):
-        return [[str(item) for item in inner_list] for inner_list in nested_list]
+        return [tuple([str(item) for item in inner_list]) for inner_list in nested_list]
diff --git a/bamt/networks/base.py b/bamt/networks/base.py
index d363d27..9d46054 100644
--- a/bamt/networks/base.py
+++ b/bamt/networks/base.py
@@ -649,9 +649,18 @@ def wrapper():
         seq_df = seq_df[(seq_df[positive_columns] >= 0).all(axis=1)]
         seq_df.reset_index(inplace=True, drop=True)
         seq = seq_df.to_dict("records")
+        sample_output = pd.DataFrame.from_dict(seq, orient="columns")
 
         if as_df:
-            return pd.DataFrame.from_dict(seq, orient="columns")
+            if self.has_logit or self.type == "Composite":
+                for node in self.nodes:
+                    for feature_key, encoder in node.encoders:
+                        sample_output[feature_key] = encoder[
+                            feature_key
+                        ].inverse_transform(sample_output[feature_key])
+                        pass
+
+            return sample_output
         else:
             return seq
 
diff --git a/bamt/nodes/base.py b/bamt/nodes/base.py
index af25abc..13e2757 100644
--- a/bamt/nodes/base.py
+++ b/bamt/nodes/base.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def encode_categorical_data_if_any(func):
         @wraps(func)
         def wrapper(self, data, *args, **kwargs):
             for column in self.disc_parents + [self.name]:
-                if data[column].dtype == "object" or data[column].dtype == "str":
+                if data[column].dtype in ("object", "str"):
                     encoder = LabelEncoder()
                     data[column] = encoder.fit_transform(data[column])
                     self.encoders[column] = encoder
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index f17a7c1..92a1e5f 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -13,41 +13,41 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent / '../../'))
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent / "../../"))
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
 
-project = 'BAMT'
-copyright = '2023, NSS lab'
-author = 'NSS lab'
-release = '0.1.0'
+project = "BAMT"
+copyright = "2023, NSS lab"
+author = "NSS lab"
+release = "0.1.0"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
 
 extensions = [
     "myst_parser",
-    'sphinx_rtd_theme',
-    'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
-    'sphinx.ext.coverage',
-    'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
-    'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
-    'sphinx.ext.mathjax',
-    'sphinx.ext.autosummary',
-    'sphinx.ext.autodoc.typehints',
-    'sphinx.ext.graphviz',
-    'sphinx.ext.todo'
+    "sphinx_rtd_theme",
+    "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
+    "sphinx.ext.coverage",
+    "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
+    "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
+    "sphinx.ext.mathjax",
+    "sphinx.ext.autosummary",
+    "sphinx.ext.autodoc.typehints",
+    "sphinx.ext.graphviz",
+    "sphinx.ext.todo",
 ]
 
-templates_path = ['_templates']
+templates_path = ["_templates"]
 exclude_patterns = []
 
 
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
 
-html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
 # html_static_path = ['_static']
 
 # -- Extension configuration -------------------------------------------------
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@
 napoleon_attr_annotations = False
 
 autodoc_default_options = {
-    'members': True,
-    'undoc-members': False,
-    'show-inheritance': True,
-    'member-order': 'bysource',
-    'ignore-module-all': True,
+    "members": True,
+    "undoc-members": False,
+    "show-inheritance": True,
+    "member-order": "bysource",
+    "ignore-module-all": True,
 }
-autoclass_content = 'class'
-autodoc_typehints = 'signature'
-autodoc_typehints_format = 'short'
-autodoc_mock_imports = ['objgraph', 'memory_profiler', 'gprof2dot', 'snakeviz']
+autoclass_content = "class"
+autodoc_typehints = "signature"
+autodoc_typehints_format = "short"
+autodoc_mock_imports = ["objgraph", "memory_profiler", "gprof2dot", "snakeviz"]