jhplot.math.num.pdf
Class Cauchy

java.lang.Object
  jhplot.math.num.pdf.ContinuousDistribution
      jhplot.math.num.pdf.Cauchy

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Distribution

public class Cauchy
extends ContinuousDistribution

The Cauchy distribution (1).

References:

1. Eric W. Weisstein. "Cauchy Distribution." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Cauchy.html

Since:

1.1

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2007/10/25 04:44:10 $

Constructor Summary

Cauchy()
Default constructor.

Cauchy(double m, double s)
Create a distribution with the given location and scale parameters.

Method Summary

double	cumulativeProbability(double x) The CDF for this distribution.
double	getMedian() Access the location parameter.
double	getScale() Access the scale parameter.
double	inverseCumulativeProbability(double p) The inverse CDF for this distribution.
void	setMedian(double m) Modify the location parameter.
void	setScale(double s) Modify the scale parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Cauchy

public Cauchy()

Default constructor. The location parameter is set to zero and the scale parameter is set to one.

Cauchy

public Cauchy(double m,
              double s)

Create a distribution with the given location and scale parameters.

Parameters:

m - the location parameter.

s - the scale parameter.

Method Detail

cumulativeProbability

public double cumulativeProbability(double x)

The CDF for this distribution. This method returns P(X < x).

Specified by:

cumulativeProbability in class ContinuousDistribution

Parameters:

x - the value at which the CDF is evaluated.

Returns:

CDF for this distribution.

getMedian

public double getMedian()

Access the location parameter.

Returns:

the location parameter.

getScale

public double getScale()

Access the scale parameter.

Returns:

the scale parameter.

inverseCumulativeProbability

public double inverseCumulativeProbability(double p)

The inverse CDF for this distribution. This method returns x such that, P(X < x) = p.

Specified by:

inverseCumulativeProbability in class ContinuousDistribution

Parameters:

p - the cumulative probability.

Returns:

x

setMedian

public void setMedian(double m)

Modify the location parameter.

Parameters:

m - The new location parameter value.

setScale

public void setScale(double s)

Modify the scale parameter.

Parameters:

s - The new scale parameter value.