org.apache.commons.math3.distribution
Class ChiSquaredDistribution

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.AbstractRealDistribution
      extended by org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.ChiSquaredDistribution
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, RealDistribution

public class ChiSquaredDistribution
extends AbstractRealDistribution

Implementation of the chi-squared distribution.

Version:
$Id: ChiSquaredDistribution.java 1244107 2012-02-14 16:17:55Z erans $
See Also:
Chi-squared distribution (Wikipedia), Chi-squared Distribution (MathWorld), Serialized Form

Field Summary
static double DEFAULT_INVERSE_ABSOLUTE_ACCURACY
          Default inverse cumulative probability accuracy
private  GammaDistribution gamma
          Internal Gamma distribution.
private static long serialVersionUID
          Serializable version identifier
private  double solverAbsoluteAccuracy
          Inverse cumulative probability accuracy
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.AbstractRealDistribution
randomData, SOLVER_DEFAULT_ABSOLUTE_ACCURACY
 
Constructor Summary
ChiSquaredDistribution(double degreesOfFreedom)
          Create a Chi-Squared distribution with the given degrees of freedom.
ChiSquaredDistribution(double degreesOfFreedom, double inverseCumAccuracy)
          Create a Chi-Squared distribution with the given degrees of freedom and inverse cumulative probability accuracy.
 
Method Summary
 double cumulativeProbability(double x)
          For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns P(X <= x).
 double density(double x)
          Returns the probability density function (PDF) of this distribution evaluated at the specified point x.
 double getDegreesOfFreedom()
          Access the number of degrees of freedom.
 double getNumericalMean()
          Use this method to get the numerical value of the mean of this distribution.
 double getNumericalVariance()
          Use this method to get the numerical value of the variance of this distribution.
protected  double getSolverAbsoluteAccuracy()
          Returns the solver absolute accuracy for inverse cumulative computation.
 double getSupportLowerBound()
          Access the lower bound of the support.
 double getSupportUpperBound()
          Access the upper bound of the support.
 boolean isSupportConnected()
          Use this method to get information about whether the support is connected, i.e.
 boolean isSupportLowerBoundInclusive()
          Use this method to get information about whether the lower bound of the support is inclusive or not.
 boolean isSupportUpperBoundInclusive()
          Use this method to get information about whether the upper bound of the support is inclusive or not.
 double probability(double x)
          For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns P(X = x).
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.AbstractRealDistribution
cumulativeProbability, inverseCumulativeProbability, reseedRandomGenerator, sample, sample
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

DEFAULT_INVERSE_ABSOLUTE_ACCURACY

public static final double DEFAULT_INVERSE_ABSOLUTE_ACCURACY
Default inverse cumulative probability accuracy

Since:
2.1
See Also:
Constant Field Values

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID
Serializable version identifier

See Also:
Constant Field Values

gamma

private final GammaDistribution gamma
Internal Gamma distribution.


solverAbsoluteAccuracy

private final double solverAbsoluteAccuracy
Inverse cumulative probability accuracy

Constructor Detail

ChiSquaredDistribution

public ChiSquaredDistribution(double degreesOfFreedom)
Create a Chi-Squared distribution with the given degrees of freedom.

Parameters:
degreesOfFreedom - Degrees of freedom.

ChiSquaredDistribution

public ChiSquaredDistribution(double degreesOfFreedom,
                              double inverseCumAccuracy)
Create a Chi-Squared distribution with the given degrees of freedom and inverse cumulative probability accuracy.

Parameters:
degreesOfFreedom - Degrees of freedom.
inverseCumAccuracy - the maximum absolute error in inverse cumulative probability estimates (defaults to DEFAULT_INVERSE_ABSOLUTE_ACCURACY).
Since:
2.1
Method Detail

getDegreesOfFreedom

public double getDegreesOfFreedom()
Access the number of degrees of freedom.

Returns:
the degrees of freedom.

probability

public double probability(double x)
For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns P(X = x). In other words, this method represents the probability mass function (PMF) for the distribution. For this distribution P(X = x) always evaluates to 0.

Parameters:
x - the point at which the PMF is evaluated
Returns:
0

density

public double density(double x)
Returns the probability density function (PDF) of this distribution evaluated at the specified point x. In general, the PDF is the derivative of the CDF. If the derivative does not exist at x, then an appropriate replacement should be returned, e.g. Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Double.NaN, or the limit inferior or limit superior of the difference quotient.

Parameters:
x - the point at which the PDF is evaluated
Returns:
the value of the probability density function at point x

cumulativeProbability

public double cumulativeProbability(double x)
For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns P(X <= x). In other words, this method represents the (cumulative) distribution function (CDF) for this distribution.

Parameters:
x - the point at which the CDF is evaluated
Returns:
the probability that a random variable with this distribution takes a value less than or equal to x

getSolverAbsoluteAccuracy

protected double getSolverAbsoluteAccuracy()
Returns the solver absolute accuracy for inverse cumulative computation. You can override this method in order to use a Brent solver with an absolute accuracy different from the default.

Overrides:
getSolverAbsoluteAccuracy in class AbstractRealDistribution
Returns:
the maximum absolute error in inverse cumulative probability estimates

getNumericalMean

public double getNumericalMean()
Use this method to get the numerical value of the mean of this distribution. For k degrees of freedom, the mean is k.

Returns:
the mean or Double.NaN if it is not defined

getNumericalVariance

public double getNumericalVariance()
Use this method to get the numerical value of the variance of this distribution. For k degrees of freedom, the variance is 2 * k.

Returns:
the variance (possibly Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY as for certain cases in TDistribution) or Double.NaN if it is not defined

getSupportLowerBound

public double getSupportLowerBound()
Access the lower bound of the support. This method must return the same value as inverseCumulativeProbability(0). In other words, this method must return

inf {x in R | P(X <= x) > 0}.

The lower bound of the support is always 0 no matter the degrees of freedom.

Returns:
lower bound of the support (always 0)

getSupportUpperBound

public double getSupportUpperBound()
Access the upper bound of the support. This method must return the same value as inverseCumulativeProbability(1). In other words, this method must return

inf {x in R | P(X <= x) = 1}.

The upper bound of the support is always positive infinity no matter the degrees of freedom.

Returns:
upper bound of the support (always Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY)

isSupportLowerBoundInclusive

public boolean isSupportLowerBoundInclusive()
Use this method to get information about whether the lower bound of the support is inclusive or not.

Returns:
whether the lower bound of the support is inclusive or not

isSupportUpperBoundInclusive

public boolean isSupportUpperBoundInclusive()
Use this method to get information about whether the upper bound of the support is inclusive or not.

Returns:
whether the upper bound of the support is inclusive or not

isSupportConnected

public boolean isSupportConnected()
Use this method to get information about whether the support is connected, i.e. whether all values between the lower and upper bound of the support are included in the support. The support of this distribution is connected.

Returns:
true


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