edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.distributions
Class BetaDistribution

java.lang.Object
  edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.SOCRValueSettable
      edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Distribution
          edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.distributions.BetaDistribution

All Implemented Interfaces:

IValueSettable, Pluginable, java.util.Observer

public class BetaDistribution
extends Distribution

A Java implmentation of the beta distribution with specified left(alpha) and right(beta) parameters http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BetaDistribution.html .

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Distribution

applet, CONTINUOUS, DISCRETE, MAXMGFXVAL, MAXMGFYVAL, MINMGFXVAL, MIXED, name

Constructor Summary

BetaDistribution()
Default constructor: creates a beta distribution with left and right parameters equal to 1

BetaDistribution(double[] distData)

BetaDistribution(double a, double b)

BetaDistribution(float[] distData)

Method Summary

double	getCDF(double x) Compute the cumulative distribution function.
double	getDensity(double x) Define the beta getDensity function
double	getLeft() Get the left paramter
double	getMaxDensity() Compute the maximum getDensity
double	getMean() Compute the mean in closed form
java.lang.String	getOnlineDescription() This method returns an online description of this distribution.
double	getRight() Get the right parameter
double	getVariance() Compute the variance in closed form
void	initialize() used for some subclass to initialize before being used
double	maxDouble(double[] X)
double	minDouble(double[] X)
void	paramEstimate(double[] distData) overwrites the method in distribution for estimating parameters
void	setLeft(double a) Sets the left parameter
void	setParameters(double a, double b) Set the parameters, compute the normalizing constant c, and specifies the interval and partition
void	setRight(double b) Sets the right parameter
void	valueChanged()

Methods inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Distribution

addObserver, betaCDF, comb, factorial, findGFRoot, findRoot, gamma, gammaCDF, getDisplayPane, getDomain, getFailureRate, getGFDerivative, getGFSecondDerivative, getInstance, getLocalHelp, getMean, getMedian, getMGF, getMgfDomain, getName, getPGF, getPGFDomain, getQuantile, getSampleMoment, getSD, getSOCRDistributionFunctors, getSOCRDistributions, getType, getVariance, inverseCDF, logGamma, perm, sampleMean, sampleVar, setApplet, setDomain, setDomain, setMGFDomain, setMGFDomain, setMGFParameters, setMGFParameters, setMGFParameters, setMGFParameters, setParameters, setPGFDomain, setPGFDomain, setPGFParameters, setPGFParameters, setPGFParameters, setPGFParameters, simulate, update, valueChanged

Methods inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.SOCRValueSettable

createComponentSetter, createValueSetter, createValueSetter, createValueSetter, createValueSetter, getComponentSetter, getComponentSetters, getValueSetter, getValueSetters

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BetaDistribution

public BetaDistribution()

Default constructor: creates a beta distribution with left and right parameters equal to 1

BetaDistribution

public BetaDistribution(double a,
                        double b)

BetaDistribution

public BetaDistribution(double[] distData)

BetaDistribution

public BetaDistribution(float[] distData)

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize()

Description copied from class: Distribution

used for some subclass to initialize before being used

Overrides:

initialize in class Distribution

valueChanged

public void valueChanged()

Overrides:

valueChanged in class Distribution

setParameters

public void setParameters(double a,
                          double b)

Set the parameters, compute the normalizing constant c, and specifies the interval and partition

setLeft

public void setLeft(double a)

Sets the left parameter

setRight

public void setRight(double b)

Sets the right parameter

getLeft

public double getLeft()

Get the left paramter

getRight

public double getRight()

Get the right parameter

getDensity

public double getDensity(double x)

Define the beta getDensity function

Specified by:

getDensity in class Distribution

getMaxDensity

public double getMaxDensity()

Compute the maximum getDensity

Overrides:

getMaxDensity in class Distribution

getMean

public double getMean()

Compute the mean in closed form

Overrides:

getMean in class Distribution

paramEstimate

public void paramEstimate(double[] distData)

overwrites the method in distribution for estimating parameters

Overrides:

paramEstimate in class Distribution

getVariance

public double getVariance()

Compute the variance in closed form

Overrides:

getVariance in class Distribution

getCDF

public double getCDF(double x)

Compute the cumulative distribution function. The beta CDF is built into the superclass Distribution

Overrides:

getCDF in class Distribution

getOnlineDescription

public java.lang.String getOnlineDescription()

This method returns an online description of this distribution.

Overrides:

getOnlineDescription in class Distribution

maxDouble

public double maxDouble(double[] X)

minDouble

public double minDouble(double[] X)