@stdlib/stats/base/dists/poisson/mgf/lib/main.js

Standard library statistical functions.

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*
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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
var exp = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/exp' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Evaluates the moment-generating function (MGF) for a Poisson distribution with mean parameter `lambda` at a value `t`.
*
* @param {number} t - input value
* @param {PositiveNumber} lambda - mean parameter
* @returns {number} evaluated MGF
*
* @example
* var y = mgf( 1.0, 1.5 );
* // returns ~13.163
*
* @example
* var y = mgf( 0.5, 0.5 );
* // returns ~1.383
*
* @example
* var y = mgf( NaN, 0.5 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var y = mgf( 0.0, NaN );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var y = mgf( -2.0, -1.0 );
* // returns NaN
*/
function mgf( t, lambda ) {
	if ( isnan( t ) || isnan( lambda ) || lambda <= 0.0 ) {
		return NaN;
	}
	return exp( lambda * ( exp(t) - 1.0 ) );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = mgf;