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

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);