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Continuous Uniform
Continuous uniform distribution.
Installation
npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-uniformUsage
var uniform = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-uniform' );uniform
Continuous uniform distribution.
var dist = uniform;
// returns {...}The namespace contains the following distribution functions:
cdf( x, a, b ): uniform distribution cumulative distribution function.logcdf( x, a, b ): uniform distribution logarithm of cumulative distribution function.logpdf( x, a, b ): uniform distribution logarithm of probability density function (PDF).mgf( t, a, b ): uniform distribution moment-generating function (MGF).pdf( x, a, b ): uniform distribution probability density function (PDF).quantile( p, a, b ): uniform distribution quantile function.
The namespace contains the following functions for calculating distribution properties:
entropy( a, b ): uniform distribution differential entropy.kurtosis( a, b ): uniform distribution excess kurtosis.mean( a, b ): uniform distribution expected value.median( a, b ): uniform distribution median.skewness( a, b ): uniform distribution skewness.stdev( a, b ): uniform distribution standard deviation.variance( a, b ): uniform distribution variance.
The namespace contains a constructor function for creating a continuous uniform distribution object.
Uniform( [a, b] ): uniform distribution constructor.
var Uniform = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-uniform' ).Uniform;
var dist = new Uniform( 2.0, 4.0 );
var y = dist.cdf( 2.5 );
// returns 0.25Examples
var uniform = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-uniform' );
/*
Let's consider an example where we are modeling the arrival times of guests
at a reception event that runs from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, where each arrival
within this 2-hour window is equally likely. We can model this scenario using a
continuous uniform distribution with a minimum value of 0 (6:00 PM) and
a maximum value of 120 (8:00 PM).
*/
var min = 0.0; // 6:00 PM is 0 minutes after 6:00 PM.
var max = 120.0; // 8:00 PM is 120 minutes after 6:00 PM.
var mean = uniform.mean( min, max );
// returns 60.0
var variance = uniform.variance( min, max );
// returns 1200.0
var stdDev = uniform.stdev( min, max );
// returns ~34.641
var entropy = uniform.entropy( min, max );
// returns ~4.787
// Probability of arrival within 30 minutes after 6:00 PM:
var p = uniform.cdf( 30, min, max );
// returns 0.25
// Evaluate the PDF at 30 minutes after 6:00 PM:
var pdf = uniform.pdf( 30, min, max );
// returns ~0.0083Notice
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