Variance

Pareto (Type I) distribution variance.

The variance for a Pareto (Type I) random variable is

where α > 0 is the shape parameter and β > 0 is the scale parameter.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-pareto-type1-variance

Usage

var variance = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-pareto-type1-variance' );

variance( alpha, beta )

Returns the variance of a Pareto (Type I) distribution with parameters alpha (shape parameter) and beta (scale parameter).

var v = variance( 2.5, 1.0 );
// returns ~2.222

v = variance( 4.0, 12.0 );
// returns 32.0

v = variance( 8.0, 2.0 );
// returns ~0.109

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

var v = variance( NaN, 2.0 );
// returns NaN

v = variance( 2.0, NaN );
// returns NaN

If provided 0 < alpha <= 2, the function returns +Infinity.

var v = variance( 0.5, 2.0 );
// returns Infinity

v = variance( 1.5, 1.0 );
// returns Infinity

If provided alpha <= 0, the function returns NaN.

var v = variance( 0.0, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

v = variance( -1.0, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

If provided beta <= 0, the function returns NaN.

var v = variance( 1.0, 0.0 );
// returns NaN

v = variance( 1.0, -1.0 );
// returns NaN

Examples

var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random-array-uniform' );
var logEachMap = require( '@stdlib/console-log-each-map' );
var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants-float64-eps' );
var variance = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-pareto-type1-variance' );

var opts = {
    'dtype': 'float64'
};
var alpha = uniform( 10, EPS, 10.0, opts );
var beta = uniform( 10, EPS, 10.0, opts );

logEachMap( 'α: %0.4f, β: %0.4f, Var(X;α,β): %0.4f', alpha, beta, variance );

C APIs

Usage

#include "stdlib/stats/base/dists/pareto-type1/variance.h"

stdlib_base_dists_pareto_type1_variance( alpha, beta )

Returns the variance of a Pareto (Type I) distribution with parameters alpha (shape parameter) and beta (scale parameter).

double out = stdlib_base_dists_pareto_type1_variance( 4.0, 12.0 );
// returns 32.0

The function accepts the following arguments:

• alpha: [in] double shape parameter.
• beta: [in] double scale parameter.

double stdlib_base_dists_pareto_type1_variance( const double alpha, const double beta );

Examples

#include "stdlib/stats/base/dists/pareto-type1/variance.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>

static double random_uniform( const double min, const double max ) {
    double v = (double)rand() / ( (double)RAND_MAX + 1.0 );
    return min + ( v*(max-min) );
}

int main( void ) {
    double alpha;
    double beta;
    double y;
    int i;

    for ( i = 0; i < 25; i++ ) {
        alpha = random_uniform( 0.0, 10.0 );
        beta = random_uniform( 0.0, 10.0 );
        y = stdlib_base_dists_pareto_type1_variance( alpha, beta );
        printf( "α: %lf, β: %lf, Var(X;α,β): %lf\n", alpha, beta, y );
    }
}

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