@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/quantile/lib/main.js

Standard library statistical functions.

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'use strict';

// MODULES //

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


// MAIN //

/**
* Evaluates the quantile function for a uniform distribution with minimum support `a` and maximum support `b` at a probability `p`.
*
* @param {Probability} p - input value
* @param {number} a - minimum support
* @param {number} b - maximum support
* @returns {number} evaluated quantile function
*
* @example
* var y = quantile( 0.8, 0.0, 1.0 );
* // returns 0.8
*
* @example
* var y = quantile( 0.5, 0.0, 10.0 );
* // returns 5.0
*
* @example
* var y = quantile( 1.1, 0.0, 1.0 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var y = quantile( -0.2, 0.0, 1.0 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var y = quantile( NaN, 0.0, 1.0 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var y = quantile( 0.0, NaN, 1.0 );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var y = quantile( 0.0, 0.0, NaN );
* // returns NaN
*
* @example
* var y = quantile( 0.5, 2.0, 1.0 );
* // returns NaN
*/
function quantile( p, a, b ) {
	if (
		isnan( a ) ||
		isnan( b ) ||
		a >= b
	) {
		return NaN;
	}
	if ( isnan( p ) || p < 0.0 || p > 1.0 ) {
		return NaN;
	}
	return a + ( p * ( b - a ) );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = quantile;