Package org.apache.commons.statistics.distribution

Interface DiscreteDistribution

    • Nested Class Summary

      Nested Classes 
      Modifier and Type Interface Description
      static interface  DiscreteDistribution.Sampler
      Distribution sampling functionality.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      DiscreteDistribution.Sampler createSampler​(org.apache.commons.rng.UniformRandomProvider rng)
      Creates a sampler.
      double cumulativeProbability​(int x)
      For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns P(X <= x).
      double getMean()
      Gets the mean of this distribution.
      int getSupportLowerBound()
      Gets the lower bound of the support.
      int getSupportUpperBound()
      Gets the upper bound of the support.
      double getVariance()
      Gets the variance of this distribution.
      int inverseCumulativeProbability​(double p)
      Computes the quantile function of this distribution.
      default int inverseSurvivalProbability​(double p)
      Computes the inverse survival probability function of this distribution.
      default double logProbability​(int x)
      For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns log(P(X = x)), where log is the natural logarithm.
      double probability​(int x)
      For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns P(X = x).
      default double probability​(int x0, int x1)
      For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns P(x0 < X <= x1).
      default double survivalProbability​(int x)
      For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns P(X > x).

    • Method Detail

      • probability

        double probability​(int 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.
        Parameters:
        x - Point at which the PMF is evaluated.
        Returns:
        the value of the probability mass function at x.

      • probability

        default double probability​(int x0,
                           int x1)
        For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns P(x0 < X <= x1). The default implementation uses the identity P(x0 < X <= x1) = P(X <= x1) - P(X <= x0)

        Special cases:

        • returns 0.0 if x0 == x1;
        • returns probability(x1) if x0 + 1 == x1;
        Parameters:
        x0 - Lower bound (exclusive).
        x1 - Upper bound (inclusive).
        Returns:
        the probability that a random variable with this distribution takes a value between x0 and x1, excluding the lower and including the upper endpoint.
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if x0 > x1.

      • logProbability

        default double logProbability​(int x)
        For a random variable X whose values are distributed according to this distribution, this method returns log(P(X = x)), where log is the natural logarithm.
        Parameters:
        x - Point at which the PMF is evaluated.
        Returns:
        the logarithm of the value of the probability mass function at x.

      • cumulativeProbability

        double cumulativeProbability​(int 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 - 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.

      • survivalProbability

        default double survivalProbability​(int 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 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.

      • inverseCumulativeProbability

        int inverseCumulativeProbability​(double p)
        Computes the quantile function of this distribution. For a random variable X distributed according to this distribution, the returned value is:

        \[ x = \begin{cases} \inf \{ x \in \mathbb Z : P(X \le x) \ge p\} & \text{for } 0 \lt p \le 1 \\ \inf \{ x \in \mathbb Z : P(X \le x) \gt 0 \} & \text{for } p = 0 \end{cases} \]

        If the result exceeds the range of the data type int, then Integer.MIN_VALUE or Integer.MAX_VALUE is returned. In this case the result of cumulativeProbability(x) called using the returned p-quantile may not compute the original p.

        Parameters:
        p - Cumulative probability.
        Returns:
        the smallest p-quantile of this distribution (largest 0-quantile for p = 0).
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if p < 0 or p > 1.

      • inverseSurvivalProbability

        default int inverseSurvivalProbability​(double p)
        Computes the inverse survival probability function of this distribution. For a random variable X distributed according to this distribution, the returned value is:

        \[ x = \begin{cases} \inf \{ x \in \mathbb Z : P(X \gt x) \le p\} & \text{for } 0 \le p \lt 1 \\ \inf \{ x \in \mathbb Z : P(X \gt x) \lt 1 \} & \text{for } p = 1 \end{cases} \]

        If the result exceeds the range of the data type int, then Integer.MIN_VALUE or Integer.MAX_VALUE is returned. In this case the result of survivalProbability(x) called using the returned (1-p)-quantile may not compute the original p.

        By default, this is defined as inverseCumulativeProbability(1 - p), but the specific implementation may be more accurate.

        Parameters:
        p - Cumulative probability.
        Returns:
        the smallest (1-p)-quantile of this distribution (largest 0-quantile for p = 1).
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if p < 0 or p > 1.

      • getMean

        double getMean()
        Gets the mean of this distribution.
        Returns:
        the mean.

      • getVariance

        double getVariance()
        Gets the variance of this distribution.
        Returns:
        the variance.

      • getSupportLowerBound

        int getSupportLowerBound()
        Gets the lower bound of the support. This method must return the same value as inverseCumulativeProbability(0), i.e. \( \inf \{ x \in \mathbb Z : P(X \le x) \gt 0 \} \). By convention, Integer.MIN_VALUE should be substituted for negative infinity.
        Returns:
        the lower bound of the support.

      • getSupportUpperBound

        int getSupportUpperBound()
        Gets the upper bound of the support. This method must return the same value as inverseCumulativeProbability(1), i.e. \( \inf \{ x \in \mathbb Z : P(X \le x) = 1 \} \). By convention, Integer.MAX_VALUE should be substituted for positive infinity.
        Returns:
        the upper bound of the support.

      • createSampler

        DiscreteDistribution.Sampler createSampler​(org.apache.commons.rng.UniformRandomProvider rng)
        Creates a sampler.
        Parameters:
        rng - Generator of uniformly distributed numbers.
        Returns:
        a sampler that produces random numbers according this distribution.