@stdlib/stats-base-dists-discrete-uniform-pmf

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Probability Mass Function

Discrete uniform distribution probability mass function (PMF).

The probability mass function (PMF) for a discrete uniform random variable is

where a is the minimum support and b is the maximum support of the distribution. The parameters must satisfy a <= b.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-discrete-uniform-pmf

Usage

var pmf = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-discrete-uniform-pmf' );

pmf( x, a, b )

Evaluates the probability mass function (PMF) for a discrete uniform distribution with parameters a (minimum support) and b (maximum support).

var y = pmf( 2.0, 0, 4 );
// returns ~0.2

y = pmf( 5.0, 0, 4 );
// returns 0.0

y = pmf( 3, -4, 4 );
// returns ~0.111

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

var y = pmf( NaN, -2, 2 );
// returns NaN

y = pmf( 1.0, NaN, 4 );
// returns NaN

y = pmf( 2.0, 0, NaN );
// returns NaN

If a or b is not an integer value, the function returns NaN.

var y = pmf( 2.0, 1, 5.5 );
// returns NaN

If provided a > b, the function returns NaN.

var y = pmf( 2.0, 3, 2 );
// returns NaN

pmf.factory( a, b )

Returns a function for evaluating the PMF for a discrete uniform distribution with parameters a (minimum support) and b (maximum support).

var myPDF = pmf.factory( 6, 7 );
var y = myPDF( 7.0 );
// returns 0.5

y = myPDF( 5.0 );
// returns 0.0

Examples

var randint = require( '@stdlib/random-base-discrete-uniform' );
var pmf = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-discrete-uniform-pmf' );

var randa = randint.factory( 0, 10 );
var randb = randint.factory();
var a;
var b;
var x;
var y;
var i;

for ( i = 0; i < 25; i++ ) {
    a = randa();
    x = randb( a, a+randa() );
    b = randb( a, a+randa() );
    y = pmf( x, a, b );
    console.log( 'x: %d, a: %d, b: %d, P(X=x;a,b): %d', x, a, b, y.toFixed( 4 ) );
}

C APIs

Usage

#include "stdlib/stats/base/dists/discrete-uniform/pmf.h"

stdlib_base_dists_discrete_uniform_pmf( x, a, b )

Evaluates the probability mass function (PMF) for a discrete uniform distribution with parameters a (minimum support) and b (maximum support).

double out = stdlib_base_dists_discrete_uniform_pmf( 2.0, 0, 4 );
// returns ~0.2

The function accepts the following arguments:

• x: [in] double input value.
• a: [in] int32_t minimum support.
• b: [in] int32_t maximum support.

double stdlib_base_dists_discrete_uniform_pmf( const double x, const int32_t a, const int32_t b );

Examples

#include "stdlib/stats/base/dists/discrete-uniform/pmf.h"
#include "stdlib/math/base/special/round.h"
#include <stdint.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 ) {
    int32_t a;
    int32_t b;
    double x;
    double y;
    int i;

    for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
        a = stdlib_base_round( random_uniform( 0.0, 10.0 ) );
        b = stdlib_base_round( random_uniform( a, a+10.0 ) );
        x = stdlib_base_round( random_uniform( a*1.0, b*1.0 ) );
        y = stdlib_base_dists_discrete_uniform_logpmf( x, a, b );
        printf( "x:%lf, a: %d, b: %d, P(X=x;a,b): %lf\n", x, a, b, y );
    }
}

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