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1   package nl.tudelft.simulation.jstats.distributions;
2   
3   import org.djutils.exceptions.Throw;
4   
5   import nl.tudelft.simulation.jstats.math.ProbMath;
6   import nl.tudelft.simulation.jstats.streams.StreamInterface;
7   
8   /**
9    * The Beta distribution. For more information on this distribution see
10   * <a href="https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BetaDistribution.html"> https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BetaDistribution.html </a>
11   * <p>
12   * Copyright (c) 2002-2025 Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft, the Netherlands. All rights reserved. See
13   * for project information <a href="https://simulation.tudelft.nl/dsol/manual/" target="_blank">DSOL Manual</a>. The DSOL
14   * project is distributed under a three-clause BSD-style license, which can be found at
15   * <a href="https://simulation.tudelft.nl/dsol/docs/latest/license.html" target="_blank">DSOL License</a>.
16   * </p>
17   * @author <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterhmjacobs">Peter Jacobs </a>
18   * @author <a href="https://github.com/averbraeck">Alexander Verbraeck</a>
19   */
20  public class DistBeta extends DistContinuous
21  {
22  
23      /** dist1 refers to the first Gamma distribution. */
24      private final DistGamma dist1;
25  
26      /** dist2 refers to the second Gamma distribution. */
27      private final DistGamma dist2;
28  
29      /** alpha1 is the first parameter for the Beta distribution. */
30      private final double alpha1;
31  
32      /** alpha2 is the second parameter for the Beta distribution. */
33      private final double alpha2;
34  
35      /**
36       * constructs a new beta distribution.
37       * @param stream the stream.
38       * @param alpha1 the first shape parameter &alpha;<sub>1</sub> for the distribution
39       * @param alpha2 the second shape parameter &alpha;<sub>2</sub>for the distribution
40       * @throws IllegalArgumentException when alpha1 &lt;= 0.0 or alpha2 &lt;= 0.0
41       */
42      public DistBeta(final StreamInterface stream, final double alpha1, final double alpha2)
43      {
44          super(stream);
45          Throw.when(alpha1 <= 0.0 || alpha2 <= 0.0, IllegalArgumentException.class, "Error alpha1 <= 0.0 or alpha2 <= 0.0");
46          this.alpha1 = alpha1;
47          this.alpha2 = alpha2;
48          this.dist1 = new DistGamma(stream, this.alpha1, 1.0);
49          this.dist2 = new DistGamma(stream, this.alpha2, 1.0);
50      }
51  
52      @Override
53      public double draw()
54      {
55          // according to Law and Kelton, Simulation Modeling and Analysis, 1991, pages 492-493
56          double y1 = this.dist1.draw();
57          double y2 = this.dist2.draw();
58          return y1 / (y1 + y2);
59      }
60  
61      @Override
62      public double getProbabilityDensity(final double x)
63      {
64          if (x > 0 && x < 1)
65          {
66              return (Math.pow(x, this.alpha1 - 1) * Math.pow(1 - x, this.alpha2 - 1)) / ProbMath.beta(this.alpha1, this.alpha2);
67          }
68          return 0;
69      }
70  
71      /**
72       * Return the first shape parameter &alpha;<sub>1</sub> for the distribution.
73       * @return the first shape parameter &alpha;<sub>1</sub> for the distribution
74       */
75      public double getAlpha1()
76      {
77          return this.alpha1;
78      }
79  
80      /**
81       * Return the second shape parameter &alpha;<sub>2</sub>for the distribution.
82       * @return the second shape parameter &alpha;<sub>2</sub>for the distribution
83       */
84      public double getAlpha2()
85      {
86          return this.alpha2;
87      }
88  
89      @Override
90      public void setStream(final StreamInterface stream)
91      {
92          super.setStream(stream);
93          this.dist1.setStream(stream);
94          this.dist2.setStream(stream);
95      }
96  
97      @Override
98      public String toString()
99      {
100         return "Beta(" + this.alpha1 + "," + this.alpha2 + ")";
101     }
102 }