// Copyright John Maddock 2006. // Copyright Paul A. Bristow 2006, 2012, 2017. // 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 #include // for ibeta(a, b, x). #include #include #include #include #include #ifdef _MSC_VER # pragma warning(push) # pragma warning(disable: 4702) // unreachable code (return after domain_error throw). #endif namespace boost { namespace math { template > 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 > 0 or +infinity. }; typedef students_t_distribution students_t; // Convenience typedef for double version. #ifdef __cpp_deduction_guides template students_t_distribution(RealType)->students_t_distribution::type>; #endif template inline const std::pair range(const students_t_distribution& /*dist*/) { // Range of permissible values for random variable x. // Now including infinity. using boost::math::tools::max_value; //return std::pair(-max_value(), max_value()); return std::pair(((::std::numeric_limits::is_specialized & ::std::numeric_limits::has_infinity) ? -std::numeric_limits::infinity() : -max_value()), ((::std::numeric_limits::is_specialized & ::std::numeric_limits::has_infinity) ? +std::numeric_limits::infinity() : +max_value())); } template inline const std::pair support(const students_t_distribution& /*dist*/) { // Range of supported values for random variable x. // Now including infinity. // 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(-max_value(), max_value()); return std::pair(((::std::numeric_limits::is_specialized & ::std::numeric_limits::has_infinity) ? -std::numeric_limits::infinity() : -max_value()), ((::std::numeric_limits::is_specialized & ::std::numeric_limits::has_infinity) ? +std::numeric_limits::infinity() : +max_value())); } template inline RealType pdf(const students_t_distribution& 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_not_NaN( "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)) { // - or +infinity. result = static_cast(0); return result; } RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon(); // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier. limit = static_cast(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 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 inline RealType cdf(const students_t_distribution& dist, const RealType& x) { RealType error_result; // degrees_of_freedom > 0 or infinity check: RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom(); 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; } // Check for bad x first. if(false == detail::check_x_not_NaN( "boost::math::cdf(const students_t_distribution<%1%>&, %1%)", x, &error_result, Policy())) { return error_result; } if (x == 0) { // Special case with exact result. return static_cast(0.5); } if ((boost::math::isinf)(x)) { // x == - or + infinity, regardless of df. return ((x < 0) ? static_cast(0) : static_cast(1)); } RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon(); // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier. limit = static_cast(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 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(0.5), df / 2, z, Policy()) / 2; } else { RealType z = df / (df + x2); probability = ibeta(df / 2, static_cast(0.5), z, Policy()) / 2; } return (x > 0 ? 1 - probability : probability); } } // cdf template inline RealType quantile(const students_t_distribution& 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(function, 0, Policy()); if (probability == 1) return policies::raise_overflow_error(function, 0, Policy()); if (probability == static_cast(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() * x) t = tools::overflow_error(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 inline RealType cdf(const complemented2_type, RealType>& c) { return cdf(c.dist, -c.param); } template inline RealType quantile(const complemented2_type, RealType>& c) { return -quantile(c.dist, c.param); } // // Parameter estimation follows: // namespace detail{ // // Functors for finding degrees of freedom: // template 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()) { // return 1; } students_t_distribution 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 RealType students_t_distribution::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 f(alpha, beta, sd, difference_from_mean); tools::eps_tolerance tol(policies::digits()); std::uintmax_t max_iter = policies::get_max_root_iterations(); std::pair 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()) { return policies::raise_evaluation_error(function, "Unable to locate solution in a reasonable time: either there is no answer to how many degrees of freedom are required" // LCOV_EXCL_LINE " or the answer is infinite. Current best guess is %1%", result, Policy()); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE } return result; } template inline RealType mode(const students_t_distribution& /*dist*/) { // Assume no checks on degrees of freedom are useful (unlike mean). return 0; // Always zero by definition. } template inline RealType median(const students_t_distribution& /*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 inline RealType mean(const students_t_distribution& 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! return policies::raise_domain_error( "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::quiet_NaN(); } return 0; } // mean template inline RealType variance(const students_t_distribution& 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. return policies::raise_domain_error( "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::quiet_NaN(); // Undefined. } if ((boost::math::isinf)(df)) { // +infinity. return 1; } RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon(); // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier. limit = static_cast(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 inline RealType skewness(const students_t_distribution& dist) { RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom(); if( ((boost::math::isnan)(df)) || (dist.degrees_of_freedom() <= 3)) { // Undefined for moment k = 3. return policies::raise_domain_error( "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::quiet_NaN(); } return 0; // For all valid df, including infinity. } // skewness template inline RealType kurtosis(const students_t_distribution& dist) { RealType df = dist.degrees_of_freedom(); if(((boost::math::isnan)(df)) || (df <= 4)) { // Undefined or infinity for moment k = 4. return policies::raise_domain_error( "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::quiet_NaN(); // Undefined. } if ((boost::math::isinf)(df)) { // +infinity. return 3; } RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon(); // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier. limit = static_cast(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 inline RealType kurtosis_excess(const students_t_distribution& 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. return policies::raise_domain_error( "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::quiet_NaN(); // Undefined. } if ((boost::math::isinf)(df)) { // +infinity. return 0; } RealType limit = policies::get_epsilon(); // Use policies so that if policy requests lower precision, // then get the normal distribution approximation earlier. limit = static_cast(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); } } template inline RealType entropy(const students_t_distribution& dist) { using std::log; using std::sqrt; RealType v = dist.degrees_of_freedom(); RealType vp1 = (v+1)/2; RealType vd2 = v/2; return vp1*(digamma(vp1) - digamma(vd2)) + log(sqrt(v)*beta(vd2, RealType(1)/RealType(2))); } } // namespace math } // namespace boost #ifdef _MSC_VER # 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 #endif // BOOST_STATS_STUDENTS_T_HPP