ContinuousDistribution Type

Base class for continuous probability distribution functions.

Constructors

Constructor Description

ContinuousDistribution(generator)

Full Usage: ContinuousDistribution(generator)

Parameters:
    generator : Generator - The random number generator used.

Initializes a new instance of the ContinuousDistribution class.

generator : Generator

The random number generator used.

Instance members

Instance member Description

this.CDF

Full Usage: this.CDF

Parameters:
    x : float - Argument.

Returns: float The probability that the random variable of this probability distribution will be found at a value less than or equal to x.
Modifiers: abstract

Calculates the cumulative distribution function.

x : float

Argument.

Returns: float

The probability that the random variable of this probability distribution will be found at a value less than or equal to x.

this.PDF

Full Usage: this.PDF

Parameters:
    x : float - Argument.

Returns: float The relative likelihood for the random variable to occur at the point x.
Modifiers: abstract

Calculates the probability density function.

x : float

Argument.

Returns: float

The relative likelihood for the random variable to occur at the point x.

this.Quantile

Full Usage: this.Quantile

Parameters:
    p : float - The probability p.

Returns: float The point x at which the cumulative distribution function ContinuousDistribution.CDF of argument x is equal to p.
Modifiers: abstract

Calculates the quantile of the distribution function.

p : float

The probability p.

Returns: float

The point x at which the cumulative distribution function ContinuousDistribution.CDF of argument x is equal to p.