org.apache.commons.math3.distribution

Class UniformRealDistribution

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.AbstractRealDistribution

org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.UniformRealDistribution

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, RealDistribution

public class UniformRealDistribution
extends AbstractRealDistribution

Implementation of the uniform real distribution.

Since:

3.0

Version:

$Id: UniformRealDistribution.java 1244107 2012-02-14 16:17:55Z erans $

See Also:

Uniform distribution (continuous), at Wikipedia, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static double	DEFAULT_INVERSE_ABSOLUTE_ACCURACY Default inverse cumulative probability accuracy.

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.AbstractRealDistribution

randomData, SOLVER_DEFAULT_ABSOLUTE_ACCURACY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UniformRealDistribution() Create a standard uniform real distribution with lower bound (inclusive) equal to zero and upper bound (exclusive) equal to one.
UniformRealDistribution(double lower, double upper) Create a uniform real distribution using the given lower and upper bounds.
UniformRealDistribution(double lower, double upper, double inverseCumAccuracy) Create a normal distribution using the given mean, standard deviation and inverse cumulative distribution accuracy.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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	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).
double	sample() Generate a random value sampled from this distribution.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.AbstractRealDistribution

cumulativeProbability, inverseCumulativeProbability, reseedRandomGenerator, 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.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

UniformRealDistribution

public UniformRealDistribution(double lower,
                       double upper)
                        throws NumberIsTooLargeException

Create a uniform real distribution using the given lower and upper bounds.

Parameters:

lower - Lower bound of this distribution (inclusive).

upper - Upper bound of this distribution (exclusive).

Throws:

NumberIsTooLargeException - if lower >= upper.

UniformRealDistribution

public UniformRealDistribution(double lower,
                       double upper,
                       double inverseCumAccuracy)
                        throws NumberIsTooLargeException

Create a normal distribution using the given mean, standard deviation and inverse cumulative distribution accuracy.

Parameters:

lower - Lower bound of this distribution (inclusive).

upper - Upper bound of this distribution (exclusive).

inverseCumAccuracy - Inverse cumulative probability accuracy.

Throws:

NumberIsTooLargeException - if lower >= upper.

UniformRealDistribution

public UniformRealDistribution()

Create a standard uniform real distribution with lower bound (inclusive) equal to zero and upper bound (exclusive) equal to one.

Method Detail

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 lower bound lower and upper bound upper, the mean is 0.5 * (lower + upper).

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 lower bound lower and upper bound upper, the variance is (upper - lower)^2 / 12.

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 equal to the lower bound parameter of the distribution.

Returns:

lower bound of the support

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 equal to the upper bound parameter of the distribution.

Returns:

upper bound of the support

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

sample

public double sample()

Generate a random value sampled from this distribution. The default implementation uses the inversion method.

Specified by:

sample in interface RealDistribution

Overrides:

sample in class AbstractRealDistribution

Returns:

a random value.