org.apache.commons.math3.special
Class Beta

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.math3.special.Beta

public class Beta
extends Object

This is a utility class that provides computation methods related to the Beta family of functions.

Implementation of logBeta(double, double) is based on the algorithms described in

• Didonato and Morris (1986), Computation of the Incomplete Gamma Function Ratios and their Inverse, TOMS 12(4), 377-393,
• Didonato and Morris (1992), Algorithm 708: Significant Digit Computation of the Incomplete Beta Function Ratios, TOMS 18(3), 360-373,

and implemented in the NSWC Library of Mathematical Functions, available here. This library is "approved for public release", and the Copyright guidance indicates that unless otherwise stated in the code, all FORTRAN functions in this library are license free. Since no such notice appears in the code these functions can safely be ported to Commons-Math.

Version:

$Id: Beta.java 7721 2013-02-14 14:07:13Z CardosoP $

Method Summary

static double	logBeta(double p, double q) Returns the value of log B(p, q) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and p, q > 0.
static double	logBeta(double a, double b, double epsilon, int maxIterations) Deprecated. as of version 3.1, this method is deprecated as the computation of the beta function is no longer iterative; it will be removed in version 4.0. Current implementation of this method internally calls logBeta(double, double).
static double	regularizedBeta(double x, double a, double b) Returns the regularized beta function I(x, a, b).
static double	regularizedBeta(double x, double a, double b, double epsilon) Returns the regularized beta function I(x, a, b).
static double	regularizedBeta(double x, double a, double b, double epsilon, int maxIterations) Returns the regularized beta function I(x, a, b).
static double	regularizedBeta(double x, double a, double b, int maxIterations) Returns the regularized beta function I(x, a, b).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

regularizedBeta

public static double regularizedBeta(double x,
                                     double a,
                                     double b)

Returns the regularized beta function I(x, a, b).

Parameters:

x - Value.

a - Parameter a.

b - Parameter b.

Returns:

the regularized beta function I(x, a, b).

Throws:

MaxCountExceededException - if the algorithm fails to converge.

regularizedBeta

public static double regularizedBeta(double x,
                                     double a,
                                     double b,
                                     double epsilon)

Returns the regularized beta function I(x, a, b).

Parameters:

x - Value.

a - Parameter a.

b - Parameter b.

epsilon - When the absolute value of the nth item in the series is less than epsilon the approximation ceases to calculate further elements in the series.

Returns:

the regularized beta function I(x, a, b)

Throws:

MaxCountExceededException - if the algorithm fails to converge.

regularizedBeta

public static double regularizedBeta(double x,
                                     double a,
                                     double b,
                                     int maxIterations)

Returns the regularized beta function I(x, a, b).

Parameters:

x - the value.

a - Parameter a.

b - Parameter b.

maxIterations - Maximum number of "iterations" to complete.

Returns:

the regularized beta function I(x, a, b)

Throws:

MaxCountExceededException - if the algorithm fails to converge.

regularizedBeta

public static double regularizedBeta(double x,
                                     double a,
                                     double b,
                                     double epsilon,
                                     int maxIterations)

Returns the regularized beta function I(x, a, b). The implementation of this method is based on:

• Regularized Beta Function.
• Regularized Beta Function.

Parameters:

x - the value.

a - Parameter a.

b - Parameter b.

epsilon - When the absolute value of the nth item in the series is less than epsilon the approximation ceases to calculate further elements in the series.

maxIterations - Maximum number of "iterations" to complete.

Returns:

the regularized beta function I(x, a, b)

Throws:

MaxCountExceededException - if the algorithm fails to converge.

logBeta

@Deprecated
public static double logBeta(double a,
                                        double b,
                                        double epsilon,
                                        int maxIterations)

Deprecated. as of version 3.1, this method is deprecated as the computation of the beta function is no longer iterative; it will be removed in version 4.0. Current implementation of this method internally calls logBeta(double, double).

Returns the natural logarithm of the beta function B(a, b). The implementation of this method is based on:

• Beta Function, equation (1).

Parameters:

a - Parameter a.

b - Parameter b.

epsilon - This parameter is ignored.

maxIterations - This parameter is ignored.

Returns:

log(B(a, b)).

logBeta

public static double logBeta(double p,
                             double q)

Returns the value of log B(p, q) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and p, q > 0. Based on the NSWC Library of Mathematics Subroutines implementation, DBETLN.

Parameters:

p - First argument.

q - Second argument.

Returns:

the value of log(Beta(p, q)), NaN if p <= 0 or q <= 0.