Class TriangularDistribution
- All Implemented Interfaces:
ContinuousDistribution
The probability density function of \( X \) is:
\[ f(x; a, b, c) = \begin{cases} \frac{2(x-a)}{(b-a)(c-a)} & \text{for } a \le x \lt c \\ \frac{2}{b-a} & \text{for } x = c \\ \frac{2(b-x)}{(b-a)(b-c)} & \text{for } c \lt x \le b \\ \end{cases} \]
for \( -\infty \lt a \le c \le b \lt \infty \) and \( x \in [a, b] \).
- See Also:
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Nested Class Summary
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.apache.commons.statistics.distribution.ContinuousDistribution
ContinuousDistribution.Sampler
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionprivate final double
Lower limit of this distribution (inclusive).private final double
Upper limit of this distribution (inclusive).private final double
Mode of this distribution.private final double
Cumulative probability at the mode.private final double
Cached value ((b - a) * (c - a).private final double
Cached value ((b - a) * (b - c)).private final double
Survival probability at the mode. -
Constructor Summary
Constructors -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptiondouble
cumulativeProbability
(double x) For a random variableX
whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returnsP(X <= x)
.double
density
(double x) Returns the probability density function (PDF) of this distribution evaluated at the specified pointx
.double
getMean()
Gets the mean of this distribution.double
getMode()
Gets the mode parameter of this distribution.double
Gets the lower bound of the support.double
Gets the upper bound of the support.double
Gets the variance of this distribution.double
inverseCumulativeProbability
(double p) Computes the quantile function of this distribution.double
inverseSurvivalProbability
(double p) Computes the inverse survival probability function of this distribution.static TriangularDistribution
of
(double a, double c, double b) Creates a triangular distribution.double
survivalProbability
(double x) For a random variableX
whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returnsP(X > x)
.Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.statistics.distribution.AbstractContinuousDistribution
createSampler, getMedian, isSupportConnected, probability
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.statistics.distribution.ContinuousDistribution
logDensity
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Field Details
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a
private final double aLower limit of this distribution (inclusive). -
b
private final double bUpper limit of this distribution (inclusive). -
c
private final double cMode of this distribution. -
divisor1
private final double divisor1Cached value ((b - a) * (c - a). -
divisor2
private final double divisor2Cached value ((b - a) * (b - c)). -
cdfMode
private final double cdfModeCumulative probability at the mode. -
sfMode
private final double sfModeSurvival probability at the mode.
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Constructor Details
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TriangularDistribution
private TriangularDistribution(double a, double c, double b) - Parameters:
a
- Lower limit of this distribution (inclusive).c
- Mode of this distribution.b
- Upper limit of this distribution (inclusive).
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Method Details
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of
Creates a triangular distribution.- Parameters:
a
- Lower limit of this distribution (inclusive).c
- Mode of this distribution.b
- Upper limit of this distribution (inclusive).- Returns:
- the distribution
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- ifa >= b
, ifc > b
or ifc < a
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getMode
public double getMode()Gets the mode parameter of this distribution.- Returns:
- the mode.
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density
public double density(double x) Returns the probability density function (PDF) of this distribution evaluated at the specified pointx
. In general, the PDF is the derivative of theCDF
. If the derivative does not exist atx
, 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
- Point at which the PDF is evaluated.- Returns:
- the value of the probability density function at
x
.
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cumulativeProbability
public double cumulativeProbability(double x) For a random variableX
whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returnsP(X <= x)
. In other words, this method represents the (cumulative) distribution function (CDF) for this distribution.- Parameters:
x
- 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
.
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survivalProbability
public double survivalProbability(double x) For a random variableX
whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returnsP(X > x)
. In other words, this method represents the complementary cumulative distribution function.By default, this is defined as
1 - cumulativeProbability(x)
, but the specific implementation may be more accurate.- Parameters:
x
- Point at which the survival function is evaluated.- Returns:
- the probability that a random variable with this
distribution takes a value greater than
x
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inverseCumulativeProbability
public double inverseCumulativeProbability(double p) Computes the quantile function of this distribution. For a random variableX
distributed according to this distribution, the returned value is:\[ x = \begin{cases} \inf \{ x \in \mathbb R : P(X \le x) \ge p\} & \text{for } 0 \lt p \le 1 \\ \inf \{ x \in \mathbb R : P(X \le x) \gt 0 \} & \text{for } p = 0 \end{cases} \]
The default implementation returns:
ContinuousDistribution.getSupportLowerBound()
forp = 0
,ContinuousDistribution.getSupportUpperBound()
forp = 1
, or- the result of a search for a root between the lower and upper bound using
cumulativeProbability(x) - p
. The bounds may be bracketed for efficiency.
- Specified by:
inverseCumulativeProbability
in interfaceContinuousDistribution
- Overrides:
inverseCumulativeProbability
in classAbstractContinuousDistribution
- Parameters:
p
- Cumulative probability.- Returns:
- the smallest
p
-quantile of this distribution (largest 0-quantile forp = 0
).
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inverseSurvivalProbability
public double inverseSurvivalProbability(double p) Computes the inverse survival probability function of this distribution. For a random variableX
distributed according to this distribution, the returned value is:\[ x = \begin{cases} \inf \{ x \in \mathbb R : P(X \ge x) \le p\} & \text{for } 0 \le p \lt 1 \\ \inf \{ x \in \mathbb R : P(X \ge x) \lt 1 \} & \text{for } p = 1 \end{cases} \]
By default, this is defined as
inverseCumulativeProbability(1 - p)
, but the specific implementation may be more accurate.The default implementation returns:
ContinuousDistribution.getSupportLowerBound()
forp = 1
,ContinuousDistribution.getSupportUpperBound()
forp = 0
, or- the result of a search for a root between the lower and upper bound using
survivalProbability(x) - p
. The bounds may be bracketed for efficiency.
- Specified by:
inverseSurvivalProbability
in interfaceContinuousDistribution
- Overrides:
inverseSurvivalProbability
in classAbstractContinuousDistribution
- Parameters:
p
- Survival probability.- Returns:
- the smallest
(1-p)
-quantile of this distribution (largest 0-quantile forp = 1
).
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getMean
public double getMean()Gets the mean of this distribution.For lower limit \( a \), upper limit \( b \), and mode \( c \), the mean is \( (a + b + c) / 3 \).
- Returns:
- the mean.
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getVariance
public double getVariance()Gets the variance of this distribution.For lower limit \( a \), upper limit \( b \), and mode \( c \), the variance is \( (a^2 + b^2 + c^2 - ab - ac - bc) / 18 \).
- Returns:
- the variance.
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getSupportLowerBound
public double getSupportLowerBound()Gets the lower bound of the support. It must return the same value asinverseCumulativeProbability(0)
, i.e. \( \inf \{ x \in \mathbb R : P(X \le x) \gt 0 \} \).The lower bound of the support is equal to the lower limit parameter
a
of the distribution.- Returns:
- the lower bound of the support.
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getSupportUpperBound
public double getSupportUpperBound()Gets the upper bound of the support. It must return the same value asinverseCumulativeProbability(1)
, i.e. \( \inf \{ x \in \mathbb R : P(X \le x) = 1 \} \).The upper bound of the support is equal to the upper limit parameter
b
of the distribution.- Returns:
- the upper bound of the support.
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