edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.distributions

Class NegativeBinomialDistribution

java.lang.Object

edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.SOCRValueSettable

edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Distribution

edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.distributions.NegativeBinomialDistribution

All Implemented Interfaces:

IValueSettable, Pluginable, java.util.Observer

Direct Known Subclasses:

GeometricDistribution

public class NegativeBinomialDistribution
extends Distribution

This class models the negative binomial distribution with specified successes parameter and probability parameter. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/NegativeBinomialDistribution.html .

Field Summary

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

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NegativeBinomialDistribution() Default Constructor: creates a new negative binomial distribution with successes parameter 1 and probability parameter 0.5,
NegativeBinomialDistribution(int k, double p) General Constructor: creates a new negative binomial distribution with given parameter values.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getDensity(double x) Density function
double	getMaxDensity() Maximum value of getDensity function
double	getMean() Mean
double	getMGF(double t) Computes the moment generating function in closed form for a parameter t which lies in the domain of the distribution.
java.lang.String	getOnlineDescription() This method returns an online description of this distribution.
double	getPGF(double t) Computes the moment generating function in closed form for a parameter t which lies in the domain of the distribution.
double	getProbability() Get the probability parameter
int	getSuccesses() Get the successes parameter
double	getVariance() Variance
void	initialize() used for some subclass to initialize before being used
void	setParameters(int k, double p) This method set the paramters and the set of values.
void	setProbability(double p) Set the probability parameters
void	setSuccesses(int k) Set the successes parameters
double	simulate() Simulate a value
void	valueChanged()

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

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

NegativeBinomialDistribution

public NegativeBinomialDistribution(int k,
                            double p)

General Constructor: creates a new negative binomial distribution with given parameter values.

NegativeBinomialDistribution

public NegativeBinomialDistribution()

Default Constructor: creates a new negative binomial distribution with successes parameter 1 and probability parameter 0.5,

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(int k,
                 double p)

This method set the paramters and the set of values.

setSuccesses

public void setSuccesses(int k)

Set the successes parameters

getSuccesses

public int getSuccesses()

Get the successes parameter

getProbability

public double getProbability()

Get the probability parameter

setProbability

public void setProbability(double p)

Set the probability parameters

getDensity

public double getDensity(double x)

Density function

Specified by:

getDensity in class Distribution

getMaxDensity

public double getMaxDensity()

Maximum value of getDensity function

Overrides:

getMaxDensity in class Distribution

getMean

public double getMean()

Mean

Overrides:

getMean in class Distribution

getVariance

public double getVariance()

Variance

Overrides:

getVariance in class Distribution

simulate

public double simulate()

Simulate a value

Overrides:

simulate in class Distribution

getMGF

public double getMGF(double t)
              throws ParameterOutOfBoundsException

Computes the moment generating function in closed form for a parameter t which lies in the domain of the distribution.

Overrides:

getMGF in class Distribution

Throws:

ParameterOutOfBoundsException

getPGF

public double getPGF(double t)

Computes the moment generating function in closed form for a parameter t which lies in the domain of the distribution.

Overrides:

getPGF in class Distribution

getOnlineDescription

public java.lang.String getOnlineDescription()

This method returns an online description of this distribution.

Overrides:

getOnlineDescription in class Distribution