ChiSquareDist

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- umontreal.iro.lecuyer.probdist.ContinuousDistribution
- - umontreal.iro.lecuyer.probdist.ChiSquareDist

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ChiSquareDistQuick
```
public class ChiSquareDist
extends ContinuousDistribution
```
Extends the class ContinuousDistribution for the chi-square distribution with n degrees of freedom, where n is a positive integer. Its density is

f (x) = x^(n/2)-1e^-x/2/(2^n/2Γ(n/2)), for x > 0.
where Γ(x) is the gamma function defined in GammaDist. The chi-square distribution is a special case of the gamma distribution with shape parameter n/2 and scale parameter 1/2. Therefore, one can use the methods of GammaDist for this distribution.
The non-static versions of the methods cdf, barF, and inverseF call the static version of the same name.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class umontreal.iro.lecuyer.probdist.ContinuousDistribution
  decPrec

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ChiSquareDist(int n)
Constructs a chi-square distribution with n degrees of freedom.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`ChiSquareDist(int n)` Constructs a chi-square distribution with `n` degrees of freedom.

Method Summary

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Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`double`	`barF(double x)` Returns the complementary distribution function.
`static double`	`barF(int n, int d, double x)` Computes the complementary chi-square distribution function with n degrees of freedom, evaluated at x.
`double`	`cdf(double x)` Returns the distribution function F(x).
`static double`	`cdf(int n, int d, double x)` Computes the chi-square distribution function with n degrees of freedom, evaluated at x.
`double`	`density(double x)` Returns f (x), the density evaluated at x.
`static double`	`density(int n, double x)` Computes the density function for a chi-square distribution with n degrees of freedom.
`static ChiSquareDist`	`getInstanceFromMLE(double[] x, int m)` Creates a new instance of a chi-square distribution with parameter n estimated using the maximum likelihood method based on the m observations x[i], i = 0, 1,…, m - 1.
`double`	`getMean()` Returns the mean.
`static double`	`getMean(int n)` Computes and returns the mean E[X] = n of the chi-square distribution with parameter n.
`static double[]`	`getMLE(double[] x, int m)` Estimates the parameter n of the chi-square distribution using the maximum likelihood method, from the m observations x[i], i = 0, 1,…, m - 1.
`static double[]`	`getMomentsEstimate(double[] x, int m)` Estimates and returns the parameter [hat(n)] of the chi-square distribution using the moments method based on the m observations in table x[i], i = 0, 1,…, m - 1.
`int`	`getN()` Returns the parameter n of this object.
`double[]`	`getParams()` Return a table containing the parameters of the current distribution.
`double`	`getStandardDeviation()` Returns the standard deviation.
`static double`	`getStandardDeviation(int n)` Returns the standard deviation of the chi-square distribution with parameter n.
`double`	`getVariance()` Returns the variance.
`static double`	`getVariance(int n)` Returns the variance Var[X] = 2n of the chi-square distribution with parameter n.
`double`	`inverseF(double u)` Returns the inverse distribution function x = F^-1(u).
`static double`	`inverseF(int n, double u)` Computes an approximation of F^-1(u), where F is the chi-square distribution with n degrees of freedom.
`void`	`setN(int n)` Sets the parameter n of this object.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class umontreal.iro.lecuyer.probdist.ContinuousDistribution
getXinf, getXsup, inverseBisection, inverseBrent, setXinf, setXsup

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ChiSquareDist
```
public ChiSquareDist(int n)
```
    Constructs a chi-square distribution with n degrees of freedom.
- Method Detail
  - density
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public double density(double x)
```
    Description copied from class: ContinuousDistribution
    
    Returns f (x), the density evaluated at x.
    
    Specified by:
    
    density in class ContinuousDistribution
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - value at which the density is evaluated
    
    Returns:
    
    density function evaluated at x
  - cdf
```
public double cdf(double x)
```
    Description copied from interface: Distribution
    
    Returns the distribution function F(x).
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - value at which the distribution function is evaluated
    
    Returns:
    
    distribution function evaluated at x
  - barF
```
public double barF(double x)
```
    Description copied from class: ContinuousDistribution
    
    Returns the complementary distribution function. The default implementation computes bar(F)(x) = 1 - F(x).
    
    Specified by:
    
    barF in interface Distribution
    
    Overrides:
    
    barF in class ContinuousDistribution
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - value at which the complementary distribution function is evaluated
    
    Returns:
    
    complementary distribution function evaluated at x
  - inverseF
```
public double inverseF(double u)
```
    Description copied from class: ContinuousDistribution
    
    Returns the inverse distribution function x = F^-1(u). Restrictions: u∈[0, 1].
    
    Specified by:
    
    inverseF in interface Distribution
    
    Overrides:
    
    inverseF in class ContinuousDistribution
    
    Parameters:
    
    u - value at which the inverse distribution function is evaluated
    
    Returns:
    
    the inverse distribution function evaluated at u
  - getMean
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public double getMean()
```
    Description copied from class: ContinuousDistribution
    
    Returns the mean.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getMean in interface Distribution
    
    Overrides:
    
    getMean in class ContinuousDistribution
    
    Returns:
    
    the mean
  - getVariance
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public double getVariance()
```
    Description copied from class: ContinuousDistribution
    
    Returns the variance.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getVariance in interface Distribution
    
    Overrides:
    
    getVariance in class ContinuousDistribution
    
    Returns:
    
    the variance
  - getStandardDeviation
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public double getStandardDeviation()
```
    Description copied from class: ContinuousDistribution
    
    Returns the standard deviation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getStandardDeviation in interface Distribution
    
    Overrides:
    
    getStandardDeviation in class ContinuousDistribution
    
    Returns:
    
    the standard deviation
  - density
```
public static double density(int n,
                             double x)
```
    Computes the density function for a chi-square distribution with n degrees of freedom.
  - cdf
```
public static double cdf(int n,
                         int d,
                         double x)
```
    Computes the chi-square distribution function with n degrees of freedom, evaluated at x. The method tries to return d decimals digits of precision, but there is no guarantee.
  - barF
```
public static double barF(int n,
                          int d,
                          double x)
```
    Computes the complementary chi-square distribution function with n degrees of freedom, evaluated at x. The method tries to return d decimals digits of precision, but there is no guarantee.
  - inverseF
```
public static double inverseF(int n,
                              double u)
```
    Computes an approximation of F^-1(u), where F is the chi-square distribution with n degrees of freedom. It gives at least 6 decimal digits of precision, except far in the tails (that is, for u < 10^-5 or u > 1 - 10^-5) where the function calls the method GammaDist.inverseF (n/2, 7, u) and multiplies the result by 2.0. To get better precision, one may call GammaDist.inverseF, but this method is slower than the current method, especially for large n. For instance, for n = 16, 1024, and 65536, the GammaDist.inverseF method is 2, 5, and 8 times slower, respectively, than the current method.
  - getMLE
```
public static double[] getMLE(double[] x,
                              int m)
```
    Estimates the parameter n of the chi-square distribution using the maximum likelihood method, from the m observations x[i], i = 0, 1,…, m - 1. The estimate is returned in element 0 of the returned array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the list of observations to use to evaluate parameters
    
    m - the number of observations to use to evaluate parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    returns the parameter [hat(n)]
  - getInstanceFromMLE
```
public static ChiSquareDist getInstanceFromMLE(double[] x,
                                               int m)
```
    Creates a new instance of a chi-square distribution with parameter n estimated using the maximum likelihood method based on the m observations x[i], i = 0, 1,…, m - 1.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the list of observations to use to evaluate parameters
    
    m - the number of observations to use to evaluate parameters
  - getMean
```
public static double getMean(int n)
```
    Computes and returns the mean E[X] = n of the chi-square distribution with parameter n.
    
    Returns:
    
    the mean of the Chi-square distribution E[X] = n
  - getMomentsEstimate
```
public static double[] getMomentsEstimate(double[] x,
                                          int m)
```
    Estimates and returns the parameter [hat(n)] of the chi-square distribution using the moments method based on the m observations in table x[i], i = 0, 1,…, m - 1.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the list of observations to use to evaluate parameters
    
    m - the number of observations to use to evaluate parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    returns the parameter [hat(n)]
  - getVariance
```
public static double getVariance(int n)
```
    Returns the variance Var[X] = 2n of the chi-square distribution with parameter n.
    
    Returns:
    
    the variance of the chi-square distribution VarX] = 2n
  - getStandardDeviation
```
public static double getStandardDeviation(int n)
```
    Returns the standard deviation of the chi-square distribution with parameter n.
    
    Returns:
    
    the standard deviation of the chi-square distribution
  - getN
```
public int getN()
```
    Returns the parameter n of this object.
  - setN
```
public void setN(int n)
```
    Sets the parameter n of this object.
  - getParams
```
public double[] getParams()
```
    Return a table containing the parameters of the current distribution.
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object

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Class ChiSquareDist

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ChiSquareDist

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density

cdf

barF

inverseF

getMean

getVariance

getStandardDeviation

density

cdf

barF

inverseF

getMLE

getInstanceFromMLE

getMean

getMomentsEstimate

getVariance

getStandardDeviation

getN

setN

getParams

toString