studenttdistribution.cpp

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 Copyright (C) 2008 Roland Lichters
 
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#include <ql/math/distributions/studenttdistribution.hpp>
#include <ql/math/distributions/gammadistribution.hpp>
#include <ql/math/beta.hpp>
 
namespace QuantLib {
 
    Real StudentDistribution::operator()(Real x) const {
        static GammaFunction G;
        Real g1 = std::exp (G.logValue(0.5 * (n_ + 1)));
        Real g2 = std::exp (G.logValue(0.5 * n_));
 
        Real power = std::pow (1. + x*x / n_, 0.5 * (n_ + 1));
 
        return g1 / (g2 * power * std::sqrt (M_PI * n_));
    }
 
    Real CumulativeStudentDistribution::operator()(Real x) const {
        Real xx = 1.0 * n_ / (x*x + n_);
        Real sig = (x > 0 ? 1.0 : - 1.0);
 
        return 0.5 + 0.5 * sig * ( incompleteBetaFunction (0.5 * n_, 0.5, 1.0)
                                   -incompleteBetaFunction (0.5 * n_, 0.5, xx));
    }
 
    Real InverseCumulativeStudent::operator()(Real y) const {
        QL_REQUIRE (y >= 0 && y <= 1, "argument out of range [0, 1]");
 
        Real x = 0;
        Size count = 0;
 
        // do a few newton steps to find x
        do {
            x -= (f_(x) - y) / d_(x);
            count++;
        }
        while (std::fabs(f_(x) - y) > accuracy_ && count < maxIterations_);
 
        QL_REQUIRE (count < maxIterations_,
                    "maximum number of iterations " << maxIterations_
                    << " reached in InverseCumulativeStudent, "
                    << "y=" << y << ", x=" << x);
 
        return x;
    }
 
}