Commons Math example source code file (IntegerDistribution.java)

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The Commons Math IntegerDistribution.java source code

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package org.apache.commons.math.distribution;

import org.apache.commons.math.MathException;

/**
 * Interface for discrete distributions of integer-valued random variables.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 811685 $ $Date: 2009-09-05 13:36:48 -0400 (Sat, 05 Sep 2009) $
 */
public interface IntegerDistribution extends DiscreteDistribution {
    /**
     * 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 for the distribution.
     *
     * @param x the value at which the probability density function is evaluated.
     * @return the value of the probability density function at x
     */
    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 distribution function, or PDF
     * for the distribution.
     *
     * @param x the value at which the PDF is evaluated.
     * @return PDF for this distribution.
     * @throws MathException if the cumulative probability can not be
     *            computed due to convergence or other numerical errors.
     */
    double cumulativeProbability(int x) throws MathException;

    /**
     * For this distribution, X, this method returns P(x0 ? X ? x1).
     * @param x0 the inclusive, lower bound
     * @param x1 the inclusive, upper bound
     * @return the cumulative probability.
     * @throws MathException if the cumulative probability can not be
     *            computed due to convergence or other numerical errors.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if x0 > x1
     */
    double cumulativeProbability(int x0, int x1) throws MathException;

    /**
     * For this distribution, X, this method returns the largest x such that
     * P(X ? x) <= p.
     * <p>
     * Note that this definition implies: <ul>
     * <li> If there is a minimum value, m, with postive
     * probablility under (the density of) X, then <code>m - 1 is
     * returned by <code>inverseCumulativeProbability(0).  If there is
     * no such value <code>m,  Integer.MIN_VALUE is
     * returned.</li>
     * <li> If there is a maximum value, M, such that
     * P(X ? M) =1, then <code>M is returned by
     * <code>inverseCumulativeProbability(1).
     * If there is no such value, <code>M, Integer.MAX_VALUE is
     * returned.</li>

     *
     * @param p the cumulative probability.
     * @return the largest x such that P(X ? x) <= p
     * @throws MathException if the inverse cumulative probability can not be
     *            computed due to convergence or other numerical errors.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if p is not between 0 and 1 (inclusive)
     */
    int inverseCumulativeProbability(double p) throws MathException;
}