IUnivariateDistributionInverseDistributionFunction Method

Gets the inverse of the cumulative distribution function (icdf) for this distribution evaluated at probability p. This function is also known as the Quantile function.

Namespace: Accord.Statistics.Distributions
Assembly: Accord.Statistics (in Accord.Statistics.dll) Version: 3.8.0

Syntax

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double InverseDistributionFunction(
	double p
)

Function InverseDistributionFunction ( 
	p As Double
) As Double

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Parameters

p: Type: SystemDouble
A probability value between 0 and 1.

Return Value

Type: Double
A sample which could original the given probability value when applied in the DistributionFunction(Double).

Remarks

The Inverse Cumulative Distribution Function (ICDF) specifies, for a given probability, the value which the random variable will be at, or below, with that probability.

Reference

IUnivariateDistribution Interface

Accord.Statistics.Distributions Namespace

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Parameters

Return Value

Reference

IUnivariateDistributionInverseDistributionFunction Method