@stdlib/stats/base/dists/geometric/pmf/lib/main.js

Standard library statistical functions.

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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var isNonNegativeInteger = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nonnegative-integer' );
var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Evaluates the probability mass function (PMF) for a geometric distribution with success probability `p` at a value `x`.
*
* @param {number} x - input value
* @param {Probability} p - success probability
* @returns {Probability} evaluated PMF
*
* @example
* var y = pmf( 4.0, 0.3 );
* // returns ~0.072
*
* @example
* var y = pmf( 2.0, 0.7 );
* // returns ~0.063
*
* @example
* var y = pmf( -1.0, 0.5 );
* // returns 0.0
*
* @example
* var y = pmf( 0.0, NaN );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var y = pmf( NaN, 0.5 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* // Invalid success probability:
* var y = pmf( 2.0, 1.5 );
* // returns NaN
*/
function pmf( x, p ) {
	var q;
	if (
		isnan( x ) ||
		isnan( p ) ||
		p < 0.0 ||
		p > 1.0
	) {
		return NaN;
	}
	if ( isNonNegativeInteger( x ) ) {
		q = 1.0 - p;
		return p * pow( q, x );
	}
	return 0.0;
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = pmf;