@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chisquare/logpdf/lib/factory.js

Standard library statistical functions.

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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var gammaFactory = require( './../../../../../base/dists/gamma/logpdf' ).factory;


// MAIN //

/**
* Returns a function for evaluating the natural logarithm of the probability density function (PDF) for a chi-squared distribution with degrees of freedom `k`.
*
* @param {NonNegativeNumber} k - degrees of freedom
* @returns {Function} logPDF
*
* @example
* var logpdf = factory( 0.5 );
*
* var y = logpdf( 2.0 );
* // returns ~-2.981
*
* y = logpdf( 1.0 );
* // returns ~-1.961
*/
function factory( k ) {
	return gammaFactory( k/2.0, 0.5 );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = factory;