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Negative Binomial
Negative binomial distribution constructor.
Installation
npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-negative-binomial-ctorUsage
var NegativeBinomial = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-negative-binomial-ctor' );NegativeBinomial( [r, p] )
Returns a negative binomial distribution object.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial();
var mu = nbinomial.mean;
// returns 1.0By default, r = 1.0 and p = 0.5. To create a distribution having a different r (number of trials until experiment is stopped) and p (success probability), provide the corresponding arguments.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 4.0, 0.2 );
var mu = nbinomial.mean;
// returns 16.0nbinomial
A negative binomial distribution object has the following properties and methods...
Writable Properties
nbinomial.r
Number of trials of the distribution. r must be a positive number.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial();
var r = nbinomial.r;
// returns 1.0
nbinomial.r = 4.5;
r = nbinomial.r;
// returns 4.5nbinomial.p
Success probability of the distribution. p must be a number between 0 and 1.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 4.0, 0.2 );
var p = nbinomial.p;
// returns 0.2
nbinomial.p = 0.7;
p = nbinomial.p;
// returns 0.7Computed Properties
NegativeBinomial.prototype.kurtosis
Returns the excess kurtosis.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 12.0, 0.4 );
var kurtosis = nbinomial.kurtosis;
// returns ~0.522NegativeBinomial.prototype.mean
Returns the expected value.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 12.0, 0.4 );
var mu = nbinomial.mean;
// returns ~18.0NegativeBinomial.prototype.mode
Returns the mode.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 12.0, 0.4 );
var mode = nbinomial.mode;
// returns 16.0NegativeBinomial.prototype.skewness
Returns the skewness.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 12.0, 0.4 );
var skewness = nbinomial.skewness;
// returns ~0.596NegativeBinomial.prototype.stdev
Returns the standard deviation.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 12.0, 0.4 );
var s = nbinomial.stdev;
// returns ~6.708NegativeBinomial.prototype.variance
Returns the variance.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 12.0, 0.4 );
var s2 = nbinomial.variance;
// returns ~45.0Methods
NegativeBinomial.prototype.cdf( x )
Evaluates the cumulative distribution function (CDF).
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 4.0, 0.2 );
var y = nbinomial.cdf( 3.5 );
// returns ~0.033NegativeBinomial.prototype.logpmf( x )
Evaluates the natural logarithm of the probability mass function (PMF).
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 4.0, 0.2 );
var y = nbinomial.logpmf( 4.0 );
// returns ~-3.775NegativeBinomial.prototype.mgf( t )
Evaluates the moment-generating function (MGF).
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 4.0, 0.2 );
var y = nbinomial.mgf( 0.1 );
// returns ~1.66NegativeBinomial.prototype.pmf( x )
Evaluates the probability mass function (PMF).
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 4.0, 0.2 );
var y = nbinomial.pmf( 4.0 );
// returns ~0.023NegativeBinomial.prototype.quantile( p )
Evaluates the quantile function at probability p.
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 4.0, 0.2 );
var y = nbinomial.quantile( 0.5 );
// returns 15.0
y = nbinomial.quantile( 1.9 );
// returns NaNExamples
var NegativeBinomial = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-negative-binomial-ctor' );
var nbinomial = new NegativeBinomial( 10.0, 0.4 );
var mu = nbinomial.mean;
// returns 15.0
var mode = nbinomial.mode;
// returns 13.0
var s2 = nbinomial.variance;
// returns ~37.5
var y = nbinomial.cdf( 8.0 );
// returns ~0.135Notice
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