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Logarithm of Probability Mass Function

Evaluate the natural logarithm of the probability mass function (PMF) for a hypergeometric distribution.

Imagine a scenario with a population of size N, of which a subpopulation of size K can be considered successes. We draw n observations from the total population. Defining the random variable X as the number of successes in the n draws, X is said to follow a hypergeometric distribution. The probability mass function (PMF) for a hypergeometric random variable is given by

$$f(x;N,K,n)=P(X=x;N,K,n)=\begin{cases} {{{K \choose x} {N-K \choose {n-x}}}\over {{N} \choose n}} & \text{ for } x = 0,1,2,\ldots \\ 0 & \text{ otherwise} \end{cases}$$

Installation

npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-hypergeometric-logpmf

Alternatively,

• To load the package in a website via a script tag without installation and bundlers, use the ES Module available on the esm branch (see README).
• If you are using Deno, visit the deno branch (see README for usage intructions).
• For use in Observable, or in browser/node environments, use the Universal Module Definition (UMD) build available on the umd branch (see README).

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To view installation and usage instructions specific to each branch build, be sure to explicitly navigate to the respective README files on each branch, as linked to above.

Usage

var logpmf = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-hypergeometric-logpmf' );

logpmf( x, N, K, n )

Evaluates the natural logarithm of the probability mass function (PMF) for a hypergeometric distribution with parameters N (population size), K (subpopulation size), and n (number of draws).

var y = logpmf( 1.0, 8, 4, 2 );
// returns ~-0.56

y = logpmf( 2.0, 8, 4, 2 );
// returns ~-1.54

y = logpmf( 0.0, 8, 4, 2 );
// returns ~-1.54

y = logpmf( 1.5, 8, 4, 2 );
// returns -Infinity

If provided NaN as any argument, the function returns NaN.

var y = logpmf( NaN, 10, 5, 2 );
// returns NaN

y = logpmf( 0.0, NaN, 5, 2 );
// returns NaN

y = logpmf( 0.0, 10, NaN, 2 );
// returns NaN

y = logpmf( 0.0, 10, 5, NaN );
// returns NaN

If provided a population size N, subpopulation size K, or draws n which is not a nonnegative integer, the function returns NaN.

var y = logpmf( 2.0, 10.5, 5, 2 );
// returns NaN

y = logpmf( 2.0, 10, 1.5, 2 );
// returns NaN

y = logpmf( 2.0, 10, 5, -2.0 );
// returns NaN

If the number of draws n or the subpopulation size K exceed population size N, the function returns NaN.

var y = logpmf( 2.0, 10, 5, 12 );
// returns NaN

y = logpmf( 2.0, 8, 3, 9 );
// returns NaN

logpmf.factory( N, K, n )

Returns a function for evaluating the natural logarithm of the probability mass function (PMF) of a hypergeometric distribution with parameters N (population size), K (subpopulation size), and n (number of draws).

var mylogpmf = logpmf.factory( 30, 20, 5 );
var y = mylogpmf( 4.0 );
// returns ~-1.079

y = mylogpmf( 1.0 );
// returns ~-3.524

Examples

var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-base-randu' );
var round = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-round' );
var logpmf = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-hypergeometric-logpmf' );

var i;
var N;
var K;
var n;
var x;
var y;

for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
    x = round( randu() * 5.0 );
    N = round( randu() * 20.0 );
    K = round( randu() * N );
    n = round( randu() * N );
    y = logpmf( x, N, K, n );
    console.log( 'x: %d, N: %d, K: %d, n: %d, ln(P(X=x;N,K,n)): %d', x, N, K, n, y.toFixed( 4 ) );
}

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