@stdlib/stats/base/dists/erlang/cdf/lib/factory.js

Standard library statistical functions.

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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var isNonNegativeInteger = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nonnegative-integer' );
var constantFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils/constant-function' );
var factoryGamma = require( './../../../../../base/dists/gamma/cdf' ).factory;


// MAIN //

/**
* Returns a function for evaluating the cumulative distribution function (CDF) for an Erlang distribution with shape parameter `k` and rate parameter `lambda`.
*
* @param {NonNegativeInteger} k - shape parameter
* @param {PositiveNumber} lambda - rate parameter
* @returns {Function} CDF
*
* @example
* var cdf = factory( 2, 0.1 );
* var y = cdf( 12.0 );
* // returns ~0.337
*
* y = cdf( 8.0 );
* // returns ~0.191
*/
function factory( k, lambda ) {
	if ( !isNonNegativeInteger( k ) ) {
		return constantFunction( NaN );
	}
	return factoryGamma( k, lambda );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = factory;