Usage

var ChiSquare = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chisquare-ctor' );

ChiSquare( [k] )

Returns an chi-squared distribution object.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare();

var mu = chisquare.mean;
// returns 1.0

By default, k = 1.0. To create a distribution having a different degrees of freedom k, provide a parameter value.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 4.0 );

var mu = chisquare.mean;
// returns 4.0

chisquare

A chi-squared distribution object has the following properties and methods...

Writable Properties

chisquare.k

Rate parameter of the distribution. k must be a positive number.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 2.0 );

var k = chisquare.k;
// returns 2.0

chisquare.k = 3.0;

k = chisquare.k;
// returns 3.0

Computed Properties

ChiSquare.prototype.entropy

Returns the differential entropy.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 4.0 );

var entropy = chisquare.entropy;
// returns ~2.27

ChiSquare.prototype.kurtosis

Returns the excess kurtosis.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 4.0 );

var kurtosis = chisquare.kurtosis;
// returns 3.0

ChiSquare.prototype.mean

Returns the expected value.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 4.0 );

var mu = chisquare.mean;
// returns 4.0

ChiSquare.prototype.median

Returns the median.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 4.0 );

var median = chisquare.median;
// returns ~3.357

ChiSquare.prototype.mode

Returns the mode.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 4.0 );

var mode = chisquare.mode;
// returns 2.0

ChiSquare.prototype.skewness

Returns the skewness.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 4.0 );

var skewness = chisquare.skewness;
// returns ~1.414

ChiSquare.prototype.stdev

Returns the standard deviation.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 4.0 );

var s = chisquare.stdev;
// returns ~2.828

ChiSquare.prototype.variance

Returns the variance.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 4.0 );

var s2 = chisquare.variance;
// returns 8.0

Methods

ChiSquare.prototype.cdf( x )

Evaluates the cumulative distribution function (CDF).

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 2.0 );

var y = chisquare.cdf( 0.5 );
// returns ~0.221

ChiSquare.prototype.mgf( t )

Evaluates the moment-generating function (MGF).

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 2.0 );

var y = chisquare.mgf( 0.2 );
// returns ~1.667

ChiSquare.prototype.pdf( x )

Evaluates the probability density function (PDF).

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 2.0 );

var y = chisquare.pdf( 0.8 );
// returns ~0.335

ChiSquare.prototype.quantile( p )

Evaluates the quantile function at probability p.

var chisquare = new ChiSquare( 2.0 );

var y = chisquare.quantile( 0.5 );
// returns ~1.386

y = chisquare.quantile( 1.9 );
// returns NaN