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      1 /**
      2 * @license Apache-2.0
      3 *
      4 * Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
      5 *
      6 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      7 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
      8 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
      9 *
     10 *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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     12 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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     15 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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     17 */
     18 
     19 'use strict';
     20 
     21 // MODULES //
     22 
     23 var constantFunction = require( '@stdlib/utils/constant-function' );
     24 var kernelBetaincinv = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/kernel-betaincinv' );
     25 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
     26 var sign = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/signum' );
     27 var sqrt = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sqrt' );
     28 
     29 
     30 // MAIN //
     31 
     32 /**
     33 * Returns a function for evaluating the quantile function for a Student's t distribution with degrees of freedom `v`.
     34 *
     35 * @param {PositiveNumber} v - degrees of freedom
     36 * @returns {Function} quantile function
     37 *
     38 * @example
     39 * var quantile = factory( 0.5 );
     40 * var y = quantile( 0.5 );
     41 * // returns 0.0
     42 *
     43 * y = quantile( 0.8 );
     44 * // returns ~2.513
     45 *
     46 * y = quantile( 1.0 );
     47 * // returns Infinity
     48 */
     49 function factory( v ) {
     50 	if ( isnan( v ) || v <= 0.0 ) {
     51 		return constantFunction( NaN );
     52 	}
     53 	return quantile;
     54 
     55 	/**
     56 	* Evaluates the quantile function for a Student's t distribution.
     57 	*
     58 	* @private
     59 	* @param {Probability} p - input value
     60 	* @returns {number} evaluated quantile function
     61 	*
     62 	* @example
     63 	* var y = quantile( 0.3 );
     64 	* // returns <number>
     65 	*/
     66 	function quantile( p ) {
     67 		var prob;
     68 		var xs;
     69 
     70 		if ( isnan( p ) || p < 0.0 || p > 1.0 ) {
     71 			return NaN;
     72 		}
     73 		prob = ( p > 0.5 ) ? 1.0 - p : p;
     74 		xs = kernelBetaincinv( v / 2.0, 0.5, 2.0 * prob, 1.0 - (2.0 * prob) );
     75 		return sign( p - 0.5 ) * sqrt( v * xs[ 1 ] / xs[ 0 ] );
     76 	}
     77 }
     78 
     79 
     80 // EXPORTS //
     81 
     82 module.exports = factory;