@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/logcdf/lib/factory.js

Standard library statistical functions.

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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var constantFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils/constant-function' );
var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
var ln = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/ln' );
var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Returns a function for evaluating the logarithm of the cumulative distribution function (CDF) for a uniform distribution with minimum support `a` and maximum support `b`.
*
* @param {number} a - minimum support
* @param {number} b - maximum support
* @returns {Function} logCDF
*
* @example
* var logcdf = factory( 0.0, 10.0 );
* var y = logcdf( 0.5 );
* // returns ~-2.996
*
* y = logcdf( 8.0 );
* // returns ~-0.223
*/
function factory( a, b ) {
	if (
		isnan( a ) ||
		isnan( b ) ||
		a >= b
	) {
		return constantFunction( NaN );
	}
	return logcdf;

	/**
	* Evaluates the logarithm of the cumulative distribution function (CDF) for a uniform distribution.
	*
	* @private
	* @param {number} x - input value
	* @returns {number} evaluated logCDF
	*
	* @example
	* var y = logcdf( 2.0 );
	* // returns <number>
	*/
	function logcdf( x ) {
		if ( isnan( x ) ) {
			return NaN;
		}
		if ( x < a ) {
			return NINF;
		}
		if ( x >= b ) {
			return 0.0;
		}
		return ln( ( x - a ) / ( b - a ) );
	}
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = factory;