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Exponential
Exponential distribution constructor.
Installation
npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-exponential-ctor
Usage
var Exponential = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-exponential-ctor' );
Exponential( [lambda] )
Returns an exponential distribution object.
var exponential = new Exponential();
var mu = exponential.mean;
// returns 1.0
By default, lambda = 1.0
. To create a distribution having a different rate parameter lambda
, provide a parameter value.
var exponential = new Exponential( 4.0 );
var mu = exponential.mean;
// returns 0.25
exponential
An exponential distribution object has the following properties and methods...
Writable Properties
exponential.lambda
Rate parameter of the distribution. lambda
must be a positive number.
var exponential = new Exponential( 2.0 );
var lambda = exponential.lambda;
// returns 2.0
exponential.lambda = 3.0;
lambda = exponential.lambda;
// returns 3.0
Computed Properties
Exponential.prototype.entropy
Returns the differential entropy.
var exponential = new Exponential( 4.0 );
var entropy = exponential.entropy;
// returns ~-0.386
Exponential.prototype.kurtosis
Returns the excess kurtosis.
var exponential = new Exponential( 4.0 );
var kurtosis = exponential.kurtosis;
// returns 6.0
Exponential.prototype.mean
Returns the expected value.
var exponential = new Exponential( 4.0 );
var mu = exponential.mean;
// returns 0.25
Exponential.prototype.median
Returns the median.
var exponential = new Exponential( 4.0 );
var median = exponential.median;
// returns ~0.173
Exponential.prototype.mode
Returns the mode.
var exponential = new Exponential( 4.0 );
var mode = exponential.mode;
// returns 0.0
Exponential.prototype.skewness
Returns the skewness.
var exponential = new Exponential( 4.0 );
var skewness = exponential.skewness;
// returns 2.0
Exponential.prototype.stdev
Returns the standard deviation.
var exponential = new Exponential( 4.0 );
var s = exponential.stdev;
// returns 0.25
Exponential.prototype.variance
Returns the variance.
var exponential = new Exponential( 4.0 );
var s2 = exponential.variance;
// returns ~0.063
Methods
Exponential.prototype.cdf( x )
Evaluates the cumulative distribution function (CDF).
var exponential = new Exponential( 2.0 );
var y = exponential.cdf( 0.5 );
// returns ~0.632
Exponential.prototype.logcdf( x )
Evaluates the natural logarithm of the cumulative distribution function (CDF).
var exponential = new Exponential( 2.0 );
var y = exponential.logcdf( 0.5 );
// returns ~-0.459
Exponential.prototype.logpdf( x )
Evaluates the natural logarithm of the probability density function (PDF).
var exponential = new Exponential( 2.0 );
var y = exponential.logpdf( 0.8 );
// returns ~-0.907
Exponential.prototype.mgf( t )
Evaluates the moment-generating function (MGF).
var exponential = new Exponential( 2.0 );
var y = exponential.mgf( 0.5 );
// returns ~1.333
Exponential.prototype.pdf( x )
Evaluates the probability density function (PDF).
var exponential = new Exponential( 2.0 );
var y = exponential.pdf( 0.8 );
// returns ~0.404
Exponential.prototype.quantile( p )
Evaluates the quantile function at probability p
.
var exponential = new Exponential( 2.0 );
var y = exponential.quantile( 0.5 );
// returns ~0.347
y = exponential.quantile( 1.9 );
// returns NaN
Examples
var Exponential = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-exponential-ctor' );
var exponential = new Exponential( 2.0 );
var mu = exponential.mean;
// returns 0.5
var mode = exponential.mode;
// returns 0.0
var s2 = exponential.variance;
// returns 0.25
var y = exponential.cdf( 0.8 );
// returns ~0.798
Notice
This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.
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