random-distributions/beta.ss
;;; PLT Scheme Science Collection
;;; random-distributions/beta.ss
;;; Copyright (c) 2004-2006 M. Douglas Williams
;;;
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;;; -------------------------------------------------------------------
;;;
;;; This modules provides the implementation of the beta distribution.
;;; It is based on the Random Number Distributions in the GNU
;;; Scientific Library (GSL).
;;;
;;; Version  Date      Description
;;; 1.0.0    09/28/04  Marked as ready for Release 1.0.  Added
;;;                    contracts for functions.  (Doug Williams)
;;; 1.1.0    02/08/06  Added cdf.  (Doug Williams)

(module beta mzscheme
  
  (require (lib "contract.ss"))
  
  (provide/contract
   (random-beta
    (case-> (-> random-source? real? real?
                (real-in 0.0 1.0))
            (-> real? real?
                (real-in 0.0 1.0))))
   (beta-pdf
    (-> real? real? real? (>=/c 0.0)))
   (beta-cdf
    (-> real? real? real? (real-in 0.0 1.0))))
  
  (require "../random-source.ss")
  (require "../special-functions/gamma.ss")
  (require "gamma.ss")
  (require "cdf-beta-inc.ss")
  
  ;; random-beta: random-source x real x real -> real
  ;; random-beta: real x real -> real
  ;; These functions return a random variate from the beta distribution
  ;; with parameters a and b.
  (define random-beta
    (case-lambda
      ((r a b)
       (let ((x1 (random-gamma r a 1.0))
             (x2 (random-gamma r b 1.0)))
         (/ x1 (+ x1 x2))))
      ((a b)
       (random-beta (current-random-source) a b))))
  
  ;; beta-pdf: real x real x real -> real
  ;; This function computes the probability density for the beta
  ;; distribution with parameters a and b.
  (define (beta-pdf x a b)
    (if (or (< x 0.0)
             (> x 1.0))
        0.0
        (let ((gab (lngamma (+ a b)))
              (ga (lngamma a))
              (gb (lngamma b)))
          (* (exp (- gab ga gb))
             (expt x (- a 1.0))
             (expt (- 1.0 x) (- b 1.0))))))
  
  ;; beta-cdf: real x real x real -> real
  ;; This function computes the cummulative probability density for
  ;; the beta distribution with parameters a and b.
  (define (beta-cdf x a b)
    (cond ((< x 0.0)
           0.0)
          ((>= x 1.0)
           1.0)
          (else
           (beta-inc-axpy 1.0 0.0 a b x))))
  
)