Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8837: boost::math::students_t quantile() fails for huge degrees of freedom

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8837: boost::math::students_t quantile() fails for huge degrees of freedom
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-07-18 17:31:45

#8837: boost::math::students_t quantile() fails for huge degrees of freedom
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  Reporter:  Paul McClellan <paulm@…>  |      Owner:  johnmaddock
      Type:  Bugs                      |     Status:  closed
 Milestone:  To Be Determined          |  Component:  math
   Version:  Boost 1.54.0              |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:  fixed                     |   Keywords:  math
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Changes (by johnmaddock):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed

Comment:

 (In [85075]) Don't throw exceptions from itrunc/iround if all we're doing
 is checking to see if the argument is an integer.
 Don't propagate no-throw policies inside MPFR's itrunc/iround.
 Use normal approximation to student's t quantile when the degrees of
 freedom is big enough.
 Fixes #8837.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8837#comment:1>
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