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

Standard library statistical functions.

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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var constantFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils/constant-function' );
var degenerate = require( './../../../../../base/dists/degenerate/cdf' ).factory;
var gammainc = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/gammainc' );
var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Returns a function for evaluating the cumulative distribution function (CDF) for a gamma distribution with shape parameter `alpha` and rate parameter `beta`.
*
* @param {NonNegativeNumber} alpha - shape parameter
* @param {PositiveNumber} beta - rate parameter
* @returns {Function} CDF
*
* @example
* var cdf = factory( 0.5, 0.1 );
* var y = cdf( 12.0 );
* // returns ~0.879
*
* y = cdf( 8.0 );
* // returns ~0.794
*/
function factory( alpha, beta ) {
	if (
		isnan( alpha ) ||
		isnan( beta ) ||
		alpha < 0.0 ||
		beta <= 0.0
	) {
		return constantFunction( NaN );
	}
	if ( alpha === 0.0 ) {
		return degenerate( 0.0 );
	}
	return cdf;

	/**
	* Evaluates the cumulative distribution function (CDF) for a gamma distribution.
	*
	* @private
	* @param {number} x - input value
	* @returns {Probability} evaluated CDF
	*
	* @example
	* var y = cdf( 2.0 );
	* // returns <number>
	*/
	function cdf( x ) {
		if ( x <= 0.0 ) {
			return 0.0;
		}
		if ( x === PINF ) {
			return 1.0;
		}
		return gammainc( x * beta, alpha );
	}
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = factory;