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1   /*
2    * @(#)DistBeta.java Apr 3, 2003
3    * 
4    * Copyright (c) 2003 Delft University of Technology Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft,
5    * the Netherlands All rights reserved.
6    * 
7    * This software is proprietary information of Delft University of Technology
8    * The code is published under the General Public License
9    */
10  package nl.tudelft.simulation.jstats.distributions;
11  
12  import cern.jet.stat.Gamma;
13  import nl.tudelft.simulation.jstats.streams.StreamInterface;
14  
15  /***
16   * The Beta distribution. For more information on this distribution see <a
17   * href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BetaDistribution.html">
18   * http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BetaDistribution.html </a>
19   * <p>
20   * (c) copyright 2002-2004 <a href="http://www.simulation.tudelft.nl">Delft
21   * University of Technology </a>, the Netherlands. <br>
22   * See for project information <a href="http://www.simulation.tudelft.nl">
23   * www.simulation.tudelft.nl </a> <br>
24   * License of use: <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">General Public
25   * License (GPL) </a>, no warranty <br>
26   * 
27   * @author <a href="http://www.tbm.tudelft.nl/webstaf/alexandv/index.htm">
28   *         Alexander Verbraeck </a> <br>
29   *         <a href="http://www.tbm.tudelft.nl/webstaf/peterja/index.htm"> Peter
30   *         Jacobs </a>
31   * @version 1.10 2004-03-22
32   * @since 1.2
33   */
34  public class DistBeta extends DistContinuous
35  {
36  	/*** dist1 refers to the first Gamma distribution */
37  	private DistGamma dist1;
38  
39  	/*** dist2 refers to the second Gamma distribution */
40  	private DistGamma dist2;
41  
42  	/*** alpha1 is the first parameter for the Beta distribution */
43  	private double alpha1;
44  
45  	/*** alpha2 is the second parameter for the Beta distribution */
46  	private double alpha2;
47  
48  	/***
49  	 * constructs a new beta distribution.
50  	 * 
51  	 * @param stream the stream.
52  	 * @param alpha1 the first alpha parameter for the distribution.
53  	 * @param alpha2 the second alpha parameter for the distribution.
54  	 */
55  	public DistBeta(final StreamInterface stream, final double alpha1,
56  			final double alpha2)
57  	{
58  		super(stream);
59  		if ((alpha1 > 0.0) && (alpha2 > 0.0))
60  		{
61  			this.alpha1 = alpha1;
62  			this.alpha2 = alpha2;
63  		} else
64  		{
65  			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
66  					"Error alpha1 <= 0.0 or alpha2 <= 0.0");
67  		}
68  		this.dist1 = new DistGamma(stream, this.alpha1, 1.0);
69  		this.dist2 = new DistGamma(stream, this.alpha2, 1.0);
70  	}
71  
72  	/***
73  	 * @see DistContinuous#draw()
74  	 */
75  	public double draw()
76  	{
77  		// according to Law and Kelton, Simulation Modeling and Analysis, 1991
78  		// pages 492-493
79  		double y1 = this.dist1.draw();
80  		double y2 = this.dist2.draw();
81  		return y1 / (y1 + y2);
82  	}
83  
84  	/***
85  	 * @see nl.tudelft.simulation.jstats.distributions.DistContinuous
86  	 *      #probDensity(double)
87  	 */
88  	public double probDensity(final double observation)
89  	{
90  		if (observation > 0 && observation < 1)
91  		{
92  			return (Math.pow(observation, this.alpha1 - 1) * Math.pow(
93  					1 - observation, this.alpha2 - 1))
94  					/ Gamma.beta(this.alpha1, this.alpha2);
95  		}
96  		return 0;
97  	}
98  
99  	/***
100 	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
101 	 */
102 	public String toString()
103 	{
104 		return "Beta(" + this.alpha1 + "," + this.alpha2 + ")";
105 	}
106 }