@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-pdf

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Probability Density Function

Chi distribution probability density function (PDF).

The probability density function (PDF) for a chi random variable is

where k is the degrees of freedom and Γ denotes the gamma function.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-pdf

Usage

var pdf = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-pdf' );

pdf( x, k )

Evaluates the probability density function (PDF) for a chi distribution with degrees of freedom k.

var y = pdf( 0.1, 1.0 );
// returns ~0.794

y = pdf( 0.5, 2.0 );
// returns ~0.441

y = pdf( -1.0, 4.0 );
// returns 0.0

If provided NaN as any argument, the function returns NaN.

var y = pdf( NaN, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

y = pdf( 0.0, NaN );
// returns NaN

If provided k < 0, the function returns NaN.

var y = pdf( 2.0, -2.0 );
// returns NaN

If provided k = 0, the function evaluates the PDF of a degenerate distribution centered at 0.

var y = pdf( 2.0, 0.0 );
// returns 0.0

y = pdf( 0.0, 0.0 );
// returns Infinity

pdf.factory( k )

Returns a function for evaluating the PDF for a chi distribution with degrees of freedom k.

var myPDF = pdf.factory( 6.0 );

var y = myPDF( 3.0 );
// returns ~0.337

y = myPDF( 1.0 );
// returns ~0.076

Examples

var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random-array-uniform' );
var logEachMap = require( '@stdlib/console-log-each-map' );
var pdf = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-pdf' );

var opts = {
    'dtype': 'float64'
};
var x = uniform( 20, 0.0, 10.0, opts );
var k = uniform( 20, 0.0, 10.0, opts );

logEachMap( 'x: %0.4f, k: %0.4f, f(x;k): %0.4f', x, k, pdf );

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C APIs

Usage

#include "stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/pdf.h"

stdlib_base_dists_chi_pdf( x, k )

Evaluates the probability density function (PDF) for a chi distribution with degrees of freedom k.

double out = stdlib_base_dists_chi_pdf( 2.0, 2.0 );
// returns ~0.2707

The function accepts the following arguments:

• x: [in] double input value.
• k: [in] double degrees of freedom.

double stdlib_base_dists_chi_pdf( const double x, const double k );

Examples

#include "stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/pdf.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>

static double random_uniform( const double min, const double max ) {
    double v = (double)rand() / ( (double)RAND_MAX + 1.0 );
    return min + ( v*(max-min) );
}

int main( void ) {
    double x;
    double k;
    double y;
    int i;

    for ( i = 0; i < 25; i++ ) {
        x = random_uniform( 0.0, 10.0 );
        k = random_uniform( 0.1, 10.0 );
        y = stdlib_base_dists_chi_pdf( x, k );
        printf( "x: %lf, k: %lf, f(x;k): %lf\n", x, k, y );
    }
}

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Notice

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For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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