Re: [Boost-users] Boost Math Library

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-17 16:24:42

Mike Gibson wrote:
> On 1/12/06, Eric Niebler <eric_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> Can one calculate covariance and simple linear regression (correlation,
>>> intersection, slope)?
>>
>> Not yet, but adding new statistical accumulators is pretty easy. Patches
>>   would be graciously accepted.
> 
> I'm working on converting a median accumulator algorithm I wrote a
> little while back to your framework. 

Great!

> It does however require some
> parameters to optimize the performance.  How is that handled in your
> framework?
> 

I'm actively working on the docs, updated daily at 
http://boost-sandbox.sf.net/libs/accumulators. In particular, have a 
look at http://tinyurl.com/dpzmt.

Basically, you'll use named parameters from the Boost.Parameters 
library. Have a look at how order_impl is implemented to accept the 
cache_size named parameter.

I need to add an Extensibility section to the docs that describes this 
in detail.

-- 
Eric Niebler
Boost Consulting
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