baseCode.math.distribution
Interface ProbabilityComputer

All Known Implementing Classes:

NormalProbabilityComputer, UniformProbabilityComputer

public interface ProbabilityComputer

An interface that describes objects that can produce probabilities according to some distribution.

Copyright (c) 2004 Columbia University

Version:

$Id: ProbabilityComputer.java,v 1.1 2004/12/31 01:14:48 pavlidis Exp $

Author:

pavlidis

Method Summary

double	probability(double value) Return the probability associated with a certain value.The upper tail of the associated distribution is returned.
double	probability(double value, boolean upperTail) Return the probability associated with a certain value, with choice of tail.

Method Detail

probability

public double probability(double value)

Return the probability associated with a certain value.The upper tail of the associated distribution is returned.

Parameters:

value -

Returns:

probability

public double probability(double value,
                          boolean upperTail)

Return the probability associated with a certain value, with choice of tail.

Parameters:

value -

upperTail -

Returns: