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Chapter 20: Statistical Distribution Functions

Chapter Introduction
Module 20.1: nag_normal_dist - Probabilities and Deviate for a Normal Distribution
nag_normal_prob Computes probabilities for various parts of a univariate Normal distribution
nag_normal_deviate Computes the deviate associated with a given probability of a standard Normal distribution
nag_bivar_normal_prob Computes the lower tail probability for a bivariate Normal distribution
nag_mv_normal_prob Computes probabilities for various parts of a multivariate Normal distribution
Examples
Module 20.2: nag_t_dist - Probabilities and Deviate for a Student's t-distribution
nag_t_prob Computes probabilities for various parts of a Student's t-distribution with ν degrees of freedom
nag_t_deviate Computes the deviate associated with a given probability of a Student's t-distribution
Examples
Module 20.3: nag_chisq_dist - Probabilities and Deviate for a χ2 Distribution
nag_chisq_prob Computes lower or upper tail probability for a χ2 distribution with ν degrees of freedom
nag_chisq_deviate Computes the deviate associated with a given lower tail probability of a χ2 distribution with ν degrees of freedom
Examples
Module 20.4: nag_f_dist - Probabilities and Deviate for an F-distribution
nag_f_prob Computes lower or upper tail probability for an F-distribution with ν1 and ν2 degrees of freedom
nag_f_deviate Computes the deviate associated with a given lower tail probability of an F-distribution with ν1 and ν2 degrees of freedom
Examples
Module 20.5: nag_beta_dist - Probabilities and Deviate for a Beta Distribution
nag_beta_prob Computes lower or upper tail probability for a beta distribution with parameters a and b
nag_beta_deviate Computes the deviate associated with a given lower tail probability of a beta distribution with parameters a and b
Examples
Module 20.6: nag_gamma_dist - Probabilities and Deviate for a Gamma Distribution
nag_gamma_prob Computes lower or upper tail probability for a gamma distribution with shape parameter a and scale parameter b
nag_gamma_deviate Computes the deviate associated with a given lower tail probability of a gamma distribution with shape parameter a and scale parameter b
Examples
Module 20.7: nag_discrete_dist - Probabilities for Discrete Distributions
nag_binom_prob Computes lower tail, upper tail or point probability for a binomial distribution with parameters n and p
nag_poisson_prob Computes lower tail, upper tail or point probability for a Poisson distribution with parameter λ
nag_hypergeo_prob Computes lower tail, upper tail or point probability for a hypergeometric distribution with parameters n, l and m
Examples


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