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| 20 | + |
| 21 | +# Logarithm of Probability Density Function |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +> [Half-Normal][half-normal-distribution] distribution logarithm of [probability density function (PDF)][pdf]. |
| 24 | +
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| 25 | +<section class="intro"> |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +The [probability density function][pdf] (PDF) for a [half-normal][half-normal-distribution] random variable is |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +<!-- <equation class="equation" label="eq:halfnormal_pdf" align="center" raw="f(x;\sigma) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sigma\sqrt{\pi}} e^{-\frac{x^2}{2\sigma^2}}" alt="Probability density function (PDF) for a half-normal distribution."> --> |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +```math |
| 32 | +f(x;\sigma) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sigma\sqrt{\pi}} e^{-\frac{x^2}{2\sigma^2}} |
| 33 | +``` |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +<!-- <div class="equation" align="center" data-raw-text="f(x;\sigma) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sigma\sqrt{\pi}} e^{-\frac{x^2}{2\sigma^2}}" data-equation="eq:halfnormal_pdf"> |
| 36 | + <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/stdlib@main/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/logpdf/docs/img/equation_halfnormal_pdf.svg" alt="Probability density function (PDF) for a half-normal distribution."> |
| 37 | + <br> |
| 38 | +</div> --> |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +<!-- </equation> --> |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +for `x >= 0`, where `sigma > 0` is the scale parameter. For `x < 0`, the PDF is `0`. |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +</section> |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +<!-- /.intro --> |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +<section class="usage"> |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +## Usage |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +```javascript |
| 53 | +var logpdf = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/logpdf' ); |
| 54 | +``` |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +#### logpdf( x, sigma ) |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +Evaluates the logarithm of the [probability density function][pdf] (PDF) for a [half-normal][half-normal-distribution] distribution with parameter `sigma` (scale parameter). |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +```javascript |
| 61 | +var y = logpdf( 0.8, 1.0 ); |
| 62 | +// returns ~-0.546 |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +y = logpdf( 0.5, 1.0 ); |
| 65 | +// returns ~-0.351 |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +y = logpdf( 1.2, 2.0 ); |
| 68 | +// returns ~-1.099 |
| 69 | +``` |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +If `x < 0`, the function returns `-Infinity`. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +```javascript |
| 74 | +var y = logpdf( -0.2, 1.0 ); |
| 75 | +// returns -Infinity |
| 76 | +``` |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +If provided `NaN` as any argument, the function returns `NaN`. |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +```javascript |
| 81 | +var y = logpdf( NaN, 1.0 ); |
| 82 | +// returns NaN |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +y = logpdf( 0.0, NaN ); |
| 85 | +// returns NaN |
| 86 | +``` |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +If provided `sigma <= 0`, the function returns `NaN`. |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +```javascript |
| 91 | +var y = logpdf( 2.0, -1.0 ); |
| 92 | +// returns NaN |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +y = logpdf( 2.0, 0.0 ); |
| 95 | +// returns NaN |
| 96 | +``` |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +#### logpdf.factory( sigma ) |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +Returns a `function` for evaluating the logarithm of the [PDF][pdf] for a [half-normal][half-normal-distribution] distribution with parameter `sigma` (scale parameter). |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +```javascript |
| 103 | +var mylogpdf = logpdf.factory( 1.0 ); |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +var y = mylogpdf( 0.8 ); |
| 106 | +// returns ~-0.546 |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +y = mylogpdf( 1.2 ); |
| 109 | +// returns ~-0.946 |
| 110 | +``` |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +</section> |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +<!-- /.usage --> |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +<section class="notes"> |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +## Notes |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +- In virtually all cases, using the `logpdf` or `logcdf` functions is preferable to manually computing the logarithm of the `pdf` or `cdf`, respectively, since the latter is prone to overflow and underflow. |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +</section> |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +<!-- /.notes --> |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +<section class="examples"> |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +## Examples |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" --> |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +```javascript |
| 133 | +var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/uniform' ); |
| 134 | +var logEachMap = require( '@stdlib/console/log-each-map' ); |
| 135 | +var logpdf = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/logpdf' ); |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +var opts = { |
| 138 | + 'dtype': 'float64' |
| 139 | +}; |
| 140 | +var x = uniform( 25, 0.0, 3.0, opts ); |
| 141 | +var sigma = uniform( 25, 0.0, 3.0, opts ); |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +logEachMap( 'x: %0.4f, σ: %0.4f, ln(f(x;σ)): %0.4f', x, sigma, logpdf ); |
| 144 | +``` |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +</section> |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +<!-- /.examples --> |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +<!-- C interface documentation. --> |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +* * * |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +<section class="c"> |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | +## C APIs |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | +<!-- Section to include introductory text. Make sure to keep an empty line after the intro `section` element and another before the `/section` close. --> |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +<section class="intro"> |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +</section> |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +<!-- /.intro --> |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +<!-- C usage documentation. --> |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +<section class="usage"> |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +### Usage |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +```c |
| 173 | +#include "stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/logpdf.h" |
| 174 | +``` |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +#### stdlib_base_dists_halfnormal_logpdf( x, sigma ) |
| 177 | + |
| 178 | +Evaluates the logarithm of the [probability density function][pdf] (PDF) for a [Half-Normal][half-normal-distribution] distribution with parameter `sigma` (scale parameter). |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | +```c |
| 181 | +double out = stdlib_base_dists_halfnormal_logpdf( 0.8, 1.0 ); |
| 182 | +// returns ~-0.546 |
| 183 | +``` |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +The function accepts the following arguments: |
| 186 | + |
| 187 | +- **x**: `[in] double` input value. |
| 188 | +- **sigma**: `[in] double` scale parameter. |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +```c |
| 191 | +double stdlib_base_dists_halfnormal_logpdf( const double x, const double sigma ); |
| 192 | +``` |
| 193 | +
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| 194 | +</section> |
| 195 | +
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| 196 | +<!-- /.usage --> |
| 197 | +
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| 198 | +<!-- C API usage notes. Make sure to keep an empty line after the `section` element and another before the `/section` close. --> |
| 199 | +
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| 200 | +<section class="notes"> |
| 201 | +
|
| 202 | +</section> |
| 203 | +
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| 204 | +<!-- /.notes --> |
| 205 | +
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| 206 | +<!-- C API usage examples. --> |
| 207 | +
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| 208 | +<section class="examples"> |
| 209 | +
|
| 210 | +### Examples |
| 211 | +
|
| 212 | +```c |
| 213 | +#include "stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/logpdf.h" |
| 214 | +#include <stdlib.h> |
| 215 | +#include <stdio.h> |
| 216 | +
|
| 217 | +static double random_uniform( const double min, const double max ) { |
| 218 | + double v = (double)rand() / ( (double)RAND_MAX + 1.0 ); |
| 219 | + return min + ( v*(max-min) ); |
| 220 | +} |
| 221 | +
|
| 222 | +int main( void ) { |
| 223 | + double sigma; |
| 224 | + double x; |
| 225 | + double y; |
| 226 | + int i; |
| 227 | +
|
| 228 | + for ( i = 0; i < 25; i++ ) { |
| 229 | + x = random_uniform( 0.0, 10.0 ); |
| 230 | + sigma = random_uniform( 0.1, 10.0 ); |
| 231 | + y = stdlib_base_dists_halfnormal_logpdf( x, sigma ); |
| 232 | + printf( "x: %lf, σ: %lf, ln(f(x;σ)): %lf\n", x, sigma, y ); |
| 233 | + } |
| 234 | +} |
| 235 | +``` |
| 236 | + |
| 237 | +</section> |
| 238 | + |
| 239 | +<!-- /.examples --> |
| 240 | + |
| 241 | +</section> |
| 242 | + |
| 243 | +<!-- /.c --> |
| 244 | + |
| 245 | +<!-- Section for related `stdlib` packages. Do not manually edit this section, as it is automatically populated. --> |
| 246 | + |
| 247 | +<section class="related"> |
| 248 | + |
| 249 | +</section> |
| 250 | + |
| 251 | +<!-- /.related --> |
| 252 | + |
| 253 | +<!-- Section for all links. Make sure to keep an empty line after the `section` element and another before the `/section` close. --> |
| 254 | + |
| 255 | +<section class="links"> |
| 256 | + |
| 257 | +[half-normal-distribution]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-normal_distribution |
| 258 | + |
| 259 | +[pdf]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability_density_function |
| 260 | + |
| 261 | +</section> |
| 262 | + |
| 263 | +<!-- /.links --> |
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