Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4504: Error in computation of Student's t distribution quantiles

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4504: Error in computation of Student's t distribution quantiles
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-03 17:33:16

#4504: Error in computation of Student's t distribution quantiles
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  Reporter:  Peter Hepperger <hepperger@…>          |       Owner:  johnmaddock
      Type:  Bugs                                   |      Status:  new        
 Milestone:  Boost 1.44.0                           |   Component:  math       
   Version:  Boost 1.44.0                           |    Severity:  Problem    
Resolution:                                         |    Keywords:             
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Comment (by johnmaddock):

 Patch above fixes the issue I believe - the issue effects the students_t
 when

 2 < df < 3

 I'm not happy that our tests didn't catch this, so I'm leaving this open
 till that's fully fixed.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4504#comment:2>
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