Class NormalDistribution
- All Implemented Interfaces:
ContinuousDistribution
The probability density function of \( X \) is:
\[ f(x; \mu, \sigma) = \frac 1 {\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}} e^{-{\frac 1 2}\left( \frac{x-\mu}{\sigma} \right)^2 } \]
for \( \mu \) the mean, \( \sigma > 0 \) the standard deviation, and \( x \in (-\infty, \infty) \).
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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 static final double
0.5 * ln(2 * pi).private final double
The value oflog(sd) + 0.5*log(2*pi)
stored for faster computation.private final double
Mean of this distribution.private final double
Standard deviation multiplied by sqrt(2).private final double
Standard deviation multiplied by sqrt(2 pi).private final double
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Constructor Summary
Constructors -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptioncreateSampler
(org.apache.commons.rng.UniformRandomProvider rng) Creates a sampler.double
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
Gets the standard deviation 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.double
logDensity
(double x) Returns the natural logarithm of the probability density function (PDF) of this distribution evaluated at the specified pointx
.static NormalDistribution
of
(double mean, double sd) Creates a normal distribution.double
probability
(double x0, double x1) For a random variableX
whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returnsP(x0 < X <= x1)
.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
getMedian, isSupportConnected
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Field Details
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HALF_LOG_TWO_PI
private static final double HALF_LOG_TWO_PI0.5 * ln(2 * pi). Computed to 25-digits precision.- See Also:
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mean
private final double meanMean of this distribution. -
standardDeviation
private final double standardDeviationStandard deviation of this distribution. -
logStandardDeviationPlusHalfLog2Pi
private final double logStandardDeviationPlusHalfLog2PiThe value oflog(sd) + 0.5*log(2*pi)
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sdSqrt2
private final double sdSqrt2Standard deviation multiplied by sqrt(2). This is used to avoid a double division when computing the value passed to the error function:((x - u) / sd) / sqrt(2) == (x - u) / (sd * sqrt(2)).
Note: Implementations may first normalise x and then divide by sqrt(2) resulting in differences due to rounding error that show increasingly large relative differences as the error function computes close to 0 in the extreme tail.
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sdSqrt2pi
private final double sdSqrt2piStandard deviation multiplied by sqrt(2 pi). Computed to high precision.
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Constructor Details
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NormalDistribution
private NormalDistribution(double mean, double sd) - Parameters:
mean
- Mean for this distribution.sd
- Standard deviation for this distribution.
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Method Details
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of
Creates a normal distribution.- Parameters:
mean
- Mean for this distribution.sd
- Standard deviation for this distribution.- Returns:
- the distribution
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- ifsd <= 0
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getStandardDeviation
public double getStandardDeviation()Gets the standard deviation parameter of this distribution.- Returns:
- the standard deviation.
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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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probability
public double probability(double x0, double x1) For a random variableX
whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returnsP(x0 < X <= x1)
. The default implementation uses the identityP(x0 < X <= x1) = P(X <= x1) - P(X <= x0)
- Specified by:
probability
in interfaceContinuousDistribution
- Overrides:
probability
in classAbstractContinuousDistribution
- Parameters:
x0
- Lower bound (exclusive).x1
- Upper bound (inclusive).- Returns:
- the probability that a random variable with this distribution
takes a value between
x0
andx1
, excluding the lower and including the upper endpoint.
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logDensity
public double logDensity(double x) Returns the natural logarithm of the probability density function (PDF) of this distribution evaluated at the specified pointx
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x
- Point at which the PDF is evaluated.- Returns:
- the logarithm of 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.- Returns:
- the mean.
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getVariance
public double getVariance()Gets the variance of this distribution.For standard deviation parameter \( \sigma \), the variance is \( \sigma^2 \).
- 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 always negative infinity.
- Returns:
negative infinity
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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 always positive infinity.
- Returns:
positive infinity
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createSampler
public ContinuousDistribution.Sampler createSampler(org.apache.commons.rng.UniformRandomProvider rng) Creates a sampler.- Specified by:
createSampler
in interfaceContinuousDistribution
- Overrides:
createSampler
in classAbstractContinuousDistribution
- Parameters:
rng
- Generator of uniformly distributed numbers.- Returns:
- a sampler that produces random numbers according this distribution.
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