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boost/math/distributions/students_t.hpp

//  Copyright John Maddock 2006.
//  Copyright Paul A. Bristow 2006, 2012.
//  Copyright Thomas Mang 2012.

//  Use, modification and distribution are subject to the
//  Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
//  LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

#ifndef BOOST_STATS_STUDENTS_T_HPP
#define BOOST_STATS_STUDENTS_T_HPP

// http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student%27s_t_distribution
// http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3664.htm

#include <boost/math/distributions/fwd.hpp>
#include <boost/math/special_functions/beta.hpp> // for ibeta(a, b, x).
#include <boost/math/distributions/complement.hpp>
#include <boost/math/distributions/detail/common_error_handling.hpp>
#include <boost/math/distributions/normal.hpp> 

#include <utility>

#ifdef BOOST_MSVC
# pragma warning(push)
# pragma warning(disable: 4702) // unreachable code (return after domain_error throw).
#endif

namespace boost{ namespace math{

template <class RealType = double, class Policy = policies::policy<> >
class students_t_distribution
{
public:
   typedef RealType value_type;
   typedef Policy policy_type;

   students_t_distribution(RealType df) : df_(df)
   { // Constructor.
      RealType result;
      detail::check_df_gt0_to_inf( // Checks that df > 0 or df == inf.
         "boost::math::students_t_distribution<%1%>::students_t_distribution", df_, &result, Policy());
   } // students_t_distribution

   RealType degrees_of_freedom()const
   {
      return df_;
   }

   // Parameter estimation:
   static RealType find_degrees_of_freedom(
      RealType difference_from_mean,
      RealType alpha,
      RealType beta,
      RealType sd,
      RealType hint = 100);

private:
   // Data member:
   RealType df_;  // degrees of freedom is a real number or +infinity.
};

typedef students_t_distribution<double> students_t; // Convenience typedef for double version.

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline const std::pair<RealType, RealType> range(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& /*dist*/)
{ // Range of permissible values for random variable x.
  // NOT including infinity.
   using boost::math::tools::max_value;
   return std::pair<RealType, RealType>(-max_value<RealType>(), max_value<RealType>());
}

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline const std::pair<RealType, RealType> support(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& /*dist*/)
{ // Range of supported values for random variable x.
   // This is range where cdf rises from 0 to 1, and outside it, the pdf is zero.
   using boost::math::tools::max_value;
   return std::pair<RealType, RealType>(-max_value<RealType>(), max_value<RealType>());
}

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType pdf(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& dist, const RealType& x)
{
   BOOST_FPU_EXCEPTION_GUARD
   BOOST_MATH_STD_USING  // for ADL of std functions.

   RealType error_result;
   if(false == detail::check_x(
      "boost::math::pdf(const students_t_distribution<%1%>&, %1%)", x, &error_result, Policy()))
      return error_result;
   RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom();
   if(false == detail::check_df_gt0_to_inf( // Check that df > 0 or == +infinity.
      "boost::math::pdf(const students_t_distribution<%1%>&, %1%)", df, &error_result, Policy()))
      return error_result;

   RealType result;
   if (boost::math::isinf(x))
   { // +infinity.
     normal_distribution<RealType, Policy> n(0, 1); 
     RealType result = pdf(n, x);
     return result;
   }
   RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon<RealType, Policy>();
   // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, 
   // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier.
   limit = static_cast<RealType>(1) / limit; // 1/eps
   // for 64-bit double 1/eps = 4503599627370496
   if (df > limit)
   { // Special case for really big degrees_of_freedom > 1 / eps 
     // - use normal distribution which is much faster and more accurate.
     normal_distribution<RealType, Policy> n(0, 1); 
     result = pdf(n, x);
   }
   else
   { // 
     RealType basem1 = x * x / df;
     if(basem1 < 0.125)
     {
        result = exp(-boost::math::log1p(basem1, Policy()) * (1+df) / 2);
     }
     else
     {
        result = pow(1 / (1 + basem1), (df + 1) / 2);
     }
     result /= sqrt(df) * boost::math::beta(df / 2, RealType(0.5f), Policy());
   }
   return result;
} // pdf

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType cdf(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& dist, const RealType& x)
{
   RealType error_result;
   if(false == detail::check_x(
      "boost::math::pdf(const students_t_distribution<%1%>&, %1%)", x, &error_result, Policy()))
      return error_result;
   RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom();
   // Error check:

   if(false == detail::check_df_gt0_to_inf(  // Check that df > 0 or == +infinity.
      "boost::math::cdf(const students_t_distribution<%1%>&, %1%)", df, &error_result, Policy()))
      return error_result;

   if (x == 0)
   { // Special case with exact result.
     return static_cast<RealType>(0.5);
   }
   if (boost::math::isinf(x))
   { // +infinity.
     normal_distribution<RealType, Policy> n(0, 1); 
     RealType result = cdf(n, x);
     return result;
   }
   RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon<RealType, Policy>();
   // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, 
   // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier.
   limit = static_cast<RealType>(1) / limit; // 1/eps
   // for 64-bit double 1/eps = 4503599627370496
   if (df > limit)
   { // Special case for really big degrees_of_freedom > 1 / eps (perhaps infinite?)
     // - use normal distribution which is much faster and more accurate.
     normal_distribution<RealType, Policy> n(0, 1); 
     RealType result = cdf(n, x);
     return result;
   }
   else
   { // normal df case.
     //
     // Calculate probability of Student's t using the incomplete beta function.
     // probability = ibeta(degrees_of_freedom / 2, 1/2, degrees_of_freedom / (degrees_of_freedom + t*t))
     //
     // However when t is small compared to the degrees of freedom, that formula
     // suffers from rounding error, use the identity formula to work around
     // the problem:
     //
     // I[x](a,b) = 1 - I[1-x](b,a)
     //
     // and:
     //
     //     x = df / (df + t^2)
     //
     // so:
     //
     // 1 - x = t^2 / (df + t^2)
     //
     RealType x2 = x * x;
     RealType probability;
     if(df > 2 * x2)
     {
        RealType z = x2 / (df + x2);
        probability = ibetac(static_cast<RealType>(0.5), df / 2, z, Policy()) / 2;
     }
     else
     {
        RealType z = df / (df + x2);
        probability = ibeta(df / 2, static_cast<RealType>(0.5), z, Policy()) / 2;
     }
     return (x > 0 ? 1   - probability : probability);
  }
} // cdf

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType quantile(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& dist, const RealType& p)
{
   BOOST_MATH_STD_USING // for ADL of std functions
   //
   // Obtain parameters:
   RealType probability = p;
 
   // Check for domain errors:
   RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom();
   static const char* function = "boost::math::quantile(const students_t_distribution<%1%>&, %1%)";
   RealType error_result;
   if(false == (detail::check_df_gt0_to_inf( // Check that df > 0 or == +infinity.
      function, df, &error_result, Policy())
         && detail::check_probability(function, probability, &error_result, Policy())))
      return error_result;
   // Special cases, regardless of degrees_of_freedom.
   if (probability == 0)
      return -policies::raise_overflow_error<RealType>(function, 0, Policy());
   if (probability == 1)
     return policies::raise_overflow_error<RealType>(function, 0, Policy());
   if (probability == static_cast<RealType>(0.5))
     return 0;  //
   //
#if 0
   // This next block is disabled in favour of a faster method than
   // incomplete beta inverse, but code retained for future reference:
   //
   // Calculate quantile of Student's t using the incomplete beta function inverse:
   //
   probability = (probability > 0.5) ? 1 - probability : probability;
   RealType t, x, y;
   x = ibeta_inv(degrees_of_freedom / 2, RealType(0.5), 2 * probability, &y);
   if(degrees_of_freedom * y > tools::max_value<RealType>() * x)
      t = tools::overflow_error<RealType>(function);
   else
      t = sqrt(degrees_of_freedom * y / x);
   //
   // Figure out sign based on the size of p:
   //
   if(p < 0.5)
      t = -t;

   return t;
#endif
   //
   // Depending on how many digits RealType has, this may forward
   // to the incomplete beta inverse as above.  Otherwise uses a
   // faster method that is accurate to ~15 digits everywhere
   // and a couple of epsilon at double precision and in the central 
   // region where most use cases will occur...
   //
   return boost::math::detail::fast_students_t_quantile(df, probability, Policy());
} // quantile

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType cdf(const complemented2_type<students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>, RealType>& c)
{
   return cdf(c.dist, -c.param);
}

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType quantile(const complemented2_type<students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>, RealType>& c)
{
   return -quantile(c.dist, c.param);
}

//
// Parameter estimation follows:
//
namespace detail{
//
// Functors for finding degrees of freedom:
//
template <class RealType, class Policy>
struct sample_size_func
{
   sample_size_func(RealType a, RealType b, RealType s, RealType d)
      : alpha(a), beta(b), ratio(s*s/(d*d)) {}

   RealType operator()(const RealType& df)
   {
      if(df <= tools::min_value<RealType>())
      { // 
         return 1;
      }
      students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy> t(df);
      RealType qa = quantile(complement(t, alpha));
      RealType qb = quantile(complement(t, beta));
      qa += qb;
      qa *= qa;
      qa *= ratio;
      qa -= (df + 1);
      return qa;
   }
   RealType alpha, beta, ratio;
};

}  // namespace detail

template <class RealType, class Policy>
RealType students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>::find_degrees_of_freedom(
      RealType difference_from_mean,
      RealType alpha,
      RealType beta,
      RealType sd,
      RealType hint)
{
   static const char* function = "boost::math::students_t_distribution<%1%>::find_degrees_of_freedom";
   //
   // Check for domain errors:
   //
   RealType error_result;
   if(false == detail::check_probability(
      function, alpha, &error_result, Policy())
         && detail::check_probability(function, beta, &error_result, Policy()))
      return error_result;

   if(hint <= 0)
      hint = 1;

   detail::sample_size_func<RealType, Policy> f(alpha, beta, sd, difference_from_mean);
   tools::eps_tolerance<RealType> tol(policies::digits<RealType, Policy>());
   boost::uintmax_t max_iter = policies::get_max_root_iterations<Policy>();
   std::pair<RealType, RealType> r = tools::bracket_and_solve_root(f, hint, RealType(2), false, tol, max_iter, Policy());
   RealType result = r.first + (r.second - r.first) / 2;
   if(max_iter >= policies::get_max_root_iterations<Policy>())
   {
      policies::raise_evaluation_error<RealType>(function, "Unable to locate solution in a reasonable time:"
         " either there is no answer to how many degrees of freedom are required"
         " or the answer is infinite.  Current best guess is %1%", result, Policy());
   }
   return result;
}

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType mode(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& /*dist*/)
{
  // Assume no checks on degrees of freedom are useful (unlike mean).
   return 0; // Always zero by definition.
}

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType median(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& /*dist*/)
{
   // Assume no checks on degrees of freedom are useful (unlike mean).
   return 0; // Always zero by definition.
}

// See section 5.1 on moments at  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student%27s_t-distribution

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType mean(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& dist)
{  // Revised for https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7177
   RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom();
   if(((boost::math::isnan)(df)) || (df <= 1) ) 
   { // mean is undefined for moment <= 1!
      policies::raise_domain_error<RealType>(
      "boost::math::mean(students_t_distribution<%1%> const&, %1%)",
      "Mean is undefined for degrees of freedom < 1 but got %1%.", df, Policy());
      return std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN();
   }
   return 0;
} // mean

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType variance(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& dist)
{ // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student%27s_t-distribution
  // Revised for https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7177
  RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom();
  if ((boost::math::isnan)(df) || (df <= 2))
  { // NaN or undefined for <= 2.
     policies::raise_domain_error<RealType>(
      "boost::math::variance(students_t_distribution<%1%> const&, %1%)",
      "variance is undefined for degrees of freedom <= 2, but got %1%.",
      df, Policy());
    return std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN(); // Undefined.
  }
  if (boost::math::isinf(df))
  { // +infinity.
    return 1;
  }
  RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon<RealType, Policy>();
  // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, 
  // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier.
  limit = static_cast<RealType>(1) / limit; // 1/eps
  // for 64-bit double 1/eps = 4503599627370496
  if (df > limit)
  { // Special case for really big degrees_of_freedom > 1 / eps.
    return 1;
  }
  else
  {
    return df / (df - 2);
  }
} // variance

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType skewness(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& dist)
{
    RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom();
   if( ((boost::math::isnan)(df)) || (dist.degrees_of_freedom() <= 3))
   { // Undefined for moment k = 3.
      policies::raise_domain_error<RealType>(
         "boost::math::skewness(students_t_distribution<%1%> const&, %1%)",
         "Skewness is undefined for degrees of freedom <= 3, but got %1%.",
         dist.degrees_of_freedom(), Policy());
      return std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN();
   }
   return 0; // For all valid df, including infinity.
} // skewness

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType kurtosis(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& dist)
{
   RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom();
   if(((boost::math::isnan)(df)) || (df <= 4))
   { // Undefined or infinity for moment k = 4.
      policies::raise_domain_error<RealType>(
       "boost::math::kurtosis(students_t_distribution<%1%> const&, %1%)",
       "Kurtosis is undefined for degrees of freedom <= 4, but got %1%.",
        df, Policy());
        return std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN(); // Undefined.
   }
   if (boost::math::isinf(df))
   { // +infinity.
     return 3;
   }
   RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon<RealType, Policy>();
   // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, 
   // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier.
   limit = static_cast<RealType>(1) / limit; // 1/eps
   // for 64-bit double 1/eps = 4503599627370496
   if (df > limit)
   { // Special case for really big degrees_of_freedom > 1 / eps.
     return 3;
   }
   else
   {
     //return 3 * (df - 2) / (df - 4); re-arranged to
     return 6 / (df - 4) + 3;
   }
} // kurtosis

template <class RealType, class Policy>
inline RealType kurtosis_excess(const students_t_distribution<RealType, Policy>& dist)
{
   // see http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Kurtosis.html

   RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom();
   if(((boost::math::isnan)(df)) || (df <= 4))
   { // Undefined or infinity for moment k = 4.
     policies::raise_domain_error<RealType>(
       "boost::math::kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<%1%> const&, %1%)",
       "Kurtosis_excess is undefined for degrees of freedom <= 4, but got %1%.",
      df, Policy());
     return std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN(); // Undefined.
   }
   if (boost::math::isinf(df))
   { // +infinity.
     return 0;
   }
   RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon<RealType, Policy>();
   // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, 
   // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier.
   limit = static_cast<RealType>(1) / limit; // 1/eps
   // for 64-bit double 1/eps = 4503599627370496
   if (df > limit)
   { // Special case for really big degrees_of_freedom > 1 / eps.
     return 0;
   }
   else
   {
     return 6 / (df - 4);
   }
}

} // namespace math
} // namespace boost

#ifdef BOOST_MSVC
# pragma warning(pop)
#endif

// This include must be at the end, *after* the accessors
// for this distribution have been defined, in order to
// keep compilers that support two-phase lookup happy.
#include <boost/math/distributions/detail/derived_accessors.hpp>

#endif // BOOST_STATS_STUDENTS_T_HPP