Re: [boost] namespace for math function and statistics distributions

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-18 12:34:44

Paul A Bristow wrote:

> Each statistical probability distribution, like negative_binomial
> includes a typedef 
> 
>  typedef negative_binomial_distribution<double> negative_binomial; //
> Reserved name of type double. 
> 
> so that users have the great convenience (when using double - 99% of
> use?) 
> 
> of specifiying distributions thus
> 
>  using boost::math::negative_binomial; // default type is double.
>  negative_binomial mydist(8., 0.25);
> 
> rather than having to use the rather long full, type specified name:
> 
>  negative_binomial_distribution<double> my8dist(8., 0.25);

There's also the option of

negative_binomial_distribution<> my8dist(8., 0.25);