@stdlib/stats/base/dists/erlang/variance/lib/main.js

Standard library statistical functions.

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*
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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var isPositiveInteger = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-positive-integer' );
var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Returns the variance of an Erlang distribution.
*
* @param {PositiveInteger} k - shape parameter
* @param {PositiveNumber} lambda - rate parameter
* @returns {NonNegativeNumber} variance
*
* @example
* var v = variance( 1, 1.0 );
* // returns 1.0
*
* @example
* var v = variance( 4, 12.0 );
* // returns ~0.028
*
* @example
* var v = variance( 8, 2.0 );
* // returns 2.0
*
* @example
* var v = variance( 1.5, 2.0 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var v = variance( 1, -0.1 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var v = variance( -0.1, 1.0 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var v = variance( 2, NaN );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var v = variance( NaN, 2.0 );
* // returns NaN
*/
function variance( k, lambda ) {
	if (
		!isPositiveInteger( k ) ||
		isnan( lambda ) ||
		lambda <= 0.0
	) {
		return NaN;
	}
	return k / ( lambda*lambda );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = variance;