1 // Copyright Paul A. Bristow 2006.
2 // Copyright John Maddock 2006.
3 
4 // Use, modification and distribution are subject to the
5 // Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
6 // (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt
7 // or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
8 
9 // test_students_t.cpp
10 
11 // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student%27s_t_distribution
12 // http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3664.htm
13 
14 // Basic sanity test for Student's t probability (quantile) (0. < p < 1).
15 // and Student's t probability Quantile (0. < p < 1).
16 
17 #ifdef _MSC_VER
18 #  pragma warning (disable :4127) // conditional expression is constant.
19 #endif
20 
21 #define BOOST_TEST_MAIN
22 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp> // Boost.Test
23 #include <boost/test/floating_point_comparison.hpp>
24 
25 #include <boost/math/concepts/real_concept.hpp> // for real_concept
26 #include <boost/math/distributions/students_t.hpp>
27     using boost::math::students_t_distribution;
28 #include <boost/math/tools/test.hpp> // for real_concept
29 #include "test_out_of_range.hpp"
30 
31 #include <iostream>
32    using std::cout;
33    using std::endl;
34    using std::setprecision;
35 #include <limits>
36   using std::numeric_limits;
37 
38 template <class RealType>
naive_pdf(RealType v,RealType t)39 RealType naive_pdf(RealType v, RealType t)
40 {
41    // Calculate the pdf of the students t in a deliberately
42    // naive way, using equation (5) from
43    // http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Studentst-Distribution.html
44    // This is equivalent to, but a different method
45    // to the one in the actual implementation, so can be used as
46    // a very basic sanity check.  However some published values
47    // would be nice....
48 
49    using namespace std;  // for ADL
50    using boost::math::beta;
51 
52    //return pow(v / (v + t*t), (1+v) / 2) / (sqrt(v) * beta(v/2, RealType(0.5f)));
53    RealType result = boost::math::tgamma_ratio((v+1)/2, v/2);
54    result /= sqrt(v * boost::math::constants::pi<RealType>());
55    result /= pow(1 + t*t/v, (v+1)/2);
56    return result;
57 }
58 
59 template <class RealType>
test_spots(RealType)60 void test_spots(RealType)
61 {
62   // Basic sanity checks
63 
64    RealType tolerance = static_cast<RealType>(1e-4); // 1e-6 (as %)
65    // Some tests only pass at 1e-5 because probability value is less accurate,
66    // a digit in 6th decimal place, although calculated using
67    // a t-distribution generator (claimed 6 decimal digits) at
68   // http://faculty.vassar.edu/lowry/VassarStats.html
69    // http://faculty.vassar.edu/lowry/tsamp.html
70    // df = 5, +/-t = 2.0, 1-tailed = 0.050970, 2-tailed = 0.101939
71 
72    cout << "Tolerance for type " << typeid(RealType).name()  << " is " << tolerance << " %" << endl;
73 
74    // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student%27s_t_distribution#Table_of_selected_values
75   // Using tabulated value of t = 3.182 for 0.975, 3 df, one-sided.
76 
77    // http://www.mth.kcl.ac.uk/~shaww/web_page/papers/Tdistribution06.pdf refers to:
78 
79    // A lookup table of quantiles of the RealType distribution
80   // for 1 to 25 in steps of 0.1 is provided in CSV form at:
81   // www.mth.kcl.ac.uk/~shaww/web_page/papers/Tsupp/tquantiles.csv
82    // gives accurate t of -3.1824463052837 and 3 degrees of freedom.
83    // Values below are from this source, saved as tquantiles.xls.
84    // DF are across the columns, probabilities down the rows
85    // and the t- values (quantiles) are shown.
86    // These values are probably accurate to nearly 64-bit double
87   // (perhaps 14 decimal digits).
88 
89    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
90       ::boost::math::cdf(
91          students_t_distribution<RealType>(2),       // degrees_of_freedom
92          static_cast<RealType>(-6.96455673428326)),  // t
93          static_cast<RealType>(0.01),                // probability.
94          tolerance); // %
95 
96    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
97       ::boost::math::cdf(
98          students_t_distribution<RealType>(5),       // degrees_of_freedom
99          static_cast<RealType>(-3.36492999890721)),  // t
100          static_cast<RealType>(0.01),                // probability.
101          tolerance);
102 
103    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
104       ::boost::math::cdf(
105          students_t_distribution<RealType>(1),      // degrees_of_freedom
106          static_cast<RealType>(-31830.988607907)),  // t
107          static_cast<RealType>(0.00001),            // probability.
108          tolerance);
109 
110    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
111       ::boost::math::cdf(
112          students_t_distribution<RealType>(25.),    // degrees_of_freedom
113          static_cast<RealType>(-5.2410429995425)),  // t
114          static_cast<RealType>(0.00001),            // probability.
115          tolerance);
116 
117    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
118       ::boost::math::cdf(
119          students_t_distribution<RealType>(1),   // degrees_of_freedom
120          static_cast<RealType>(-63661.97723)),   // t
121          static_cast<RealType>(0.000005),        // probability.
122          tolerance);
123 
124     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
125       ::boost::math::cdf(
126          students_t_distribution<RealType>(5.),  // degrees_of_freedom
127          static_cast<RealType>(-17.89686614)),   // t
128          static_cast<RealType>(0.000005),        // probability.
129          tolerance);
130 
131     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
132       ::boost::math::cdf(
133          students_t_distribution<RealType>(25.),  // degrees_of_freedom
134          static_cast<RealType>(-5.510848412)),    // t
135          static_cast<RealType>(0.000005),         // probability.
136          tolerance);
137 
138   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
139       ::boost::math::cdf(
140          students_t_distribution<RealType>(10.),  // degrees_of_freedom
141          static_cast<RealType>(-1.812461123)),    // t
142          static_cast<RealType>(0.05),             // probability.
143          tolerance);
144 
145   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
146       ::boost::math::cdf(
147          students_t_distribution<RealType>(10),  // degrees_of_freedom
148          static_cast<RealType>(1.812461123)),    // t
149          static_cast<RealType>(0.95),            // probability.
150          tolerance);
151 
152   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
153       ::boost::math::cdf(
154          complement(
155             students_t_distribution<RealType>(10),  // degrees_of_freedom
156             static_cast<RealType>(1.812461123))),    // t
157          static_cast<RealType>(0.05),            // probability.
158          tolerance);
159 
160   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
161       ::boost::math::cdf(
162          students_t_distribution<RealType>(10),  // degrees_of_freedom
163          static_cast<RealType>(9.751995491)),    // t
164          static_cast<RealType>(0.999999),        // probability.
165          tolerance);
166 
167   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
168       ::boost::math::cdf(
169          students_t_distribution<RealType>(10.),  // degrees_of_freedom - for ALL degrees_of_freedom!
170          static_cast<RealType>(0.)),              // t
171          static_cast<RealType>(0.5),              // probability.
172          tolerance);
173 
174 
175    // Student's t Inverse function tests.
176   // Special cases
177 
178   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(boost::math::quantile(
179          students_t_distribution<RealType>(1.),  // degrees_of_freedom (ignored).
180          static_cast<RealType>(0)), std::overflow_error); // t == -infinity.
181 
182   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(boost::math::quantile(
183          students_t_distribution<RealType>(1.),  // degrees_of_freedom (ignored).
184          static_cast<RealType>(1)), std::overflow_error); // t == +infinity.
185 
186   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::math::quantile(
187          students_t_distribution<RealType>(1.),  // degrees_of_freedom (ignored).
188          static_cast<RealType>(0.5)),  //  probability == half - special case.
189          static_cast<RealType>(0)); // t == zero.
190 
191   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::math::quantile(
192          complement(
193             students_t_distribution<RealType>(1.),  // degrees_of_freedom (ignored).
194             static_cast<RealType>(0.5))),  //  probability == half - special case.
195          static_cast<RealType>(0)); // t == zero.
196 
197   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
198          students_t_distribution<RealType>(1.),  // degrees_of_freedom (ignored).
199          static_cast<RealType>(0.5)),  //  probability == half - special case.
200          static_cast<RealType>(0), // t == zero.
201          tolerance);
202 
203    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE( // Tests of p middling.
204       ::boost::math::cdf(
205          students_t_distribution<RealType>(5.),  // degrees_of_freedom
206          static_cast<RealType>(-0.559429644)),  // t
207          static_cast<RealType>(0.3), // probability.
208          tolerance);
209    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
210       ::boost::math::quantile(
211          students_t_distribution<RealType>(5.),  // degrees_of_freedom
212          static_cast<RealType>(0.3)),  // probability.
213          static_cast<RealType>(-0.559429644), // t
214          tolerance);
215 
216    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
217       ::boost::math::quantile(
218          complement(
219             students_t_distribution<RealType>(5.),  // degrees_of_freedom
220             static_cast<RealType>(0.7))),  // probability.
221          static_cast<RealType>(-0.559429644), // t
222          tolerance);
223 
224    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE( // Tests of p high.
225       ::boost::math::cdf(
226          students_t_distribution<RealType>(5.),  // degrees_of_freedom
227          static_cast<RealType>(1.475884049)),  // t
228          static_cast<RealType>(0.9), // probability.
229          tolerance);
230    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
231       ::boost::math::quantile(
232          students_t_distribution<RealType>(5.),  // degrees_of_freedom
233          static_cast<RealType>(0.9)),  // probability.
234          static_cast<RealType>(1.475884049), // t
235          tolerance);
236 
237    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE( // Tests of p low.
238       ::boost::math::cdf(
239          students_t_distribution<RealType>(5.),  // degrees_of_freedom
240          static_cast<RealType>(-1.475884049)),  // t
241          static_cast<RealType>(0.1), // probability.
242          tolerance);
243    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
244       ::boost::math::quantile(
245          students_t_distribution<RealType>(5.),  // degrees_of_freedom
246          static_cast<RealType>(0.1)),  // probability.
247          static_cast<RealType>(-1.475884049), // t
248          tolerance);
249 
250    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
251       ::boost::math::cdf(
252          students_t_distribution<RealType>(2.),  // degrees_of_freedom
253          static_cast<RealType>(-6.96455673428326)),  // t
254          static_cast<RealType>(0.01), // probability.
255          tolerance);
256 
257    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
258       ::boost::math::quantile(
259          students_t_distribution<RealType>(2.),  // degrees_of_freedom
260          static_cast<RealType>(0.01)),  // probability.
261          static_cast<RealType>(-6.96455673428326), // t
262          tolerance);
263 
264       //
265       // Some special tests to exercise the double-precision approximations
266       // to the quantile:
267       //
268       // tolerance is 50 eps expressed as a persent:
269       //
270       tolerance = boost::math::tools::epsilon<RealType>() * 5000;
271       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
272          students_t_distribution<RealType>(2.00390625L),                     // degrees_of_freedom.
273          static_cast<RealType>(0.5625L)),                                    //  probability.
274          static_cast<RealType>(0.178133131573788108465134803511798566L),     // t.
275          tolerance);
276       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
277          students_t_distribution<RealType>(1L),                              // degrees_of_freedom.
278          static_cast<RealType>(0.03125L)),                                   //  probability.
279          static_cast<RealType>(-10.1531703876088604621071476634194722L),     // t.
280          tolerance);
281       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
282          students_t_distribution<RealType>(1L),                            // degrees_of_freedom.
283          static_cast<RealType>(0.875L)),                                   //  probability.
284          static_cast<RealType>(2.41421356237309504880168872421390942L),    // t.
285          tolerance);
286       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
287          students_t_distribution<RealType>(2L),                              // degrees_of_freedom.
288          static_cast<RealType>(0.03125L)),                                   //  probability.
289          static_cast<RealType>(-3.81000381000571500952501666878143315L),     // t.
290          tolerance);
291       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
292          students_t_distribution<RealType>(2L),                            // degrees_of_freedom.
293          static_cast<RealType>(0.875L)),                                   //  probability.
294          static_cast<RealType>(1.60356745147454630810732088527854144L),    // t.
295          tolerance);
296       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
297          students_t_distribution<RealType>(4L),                              // degrees_of_freedom.
298          static_cast<RealType>(0.03125L)),                                   //  probability.
299          static_cast<RealType>(-2.56208431914409044861223047927635034L),     // t.
300          tolerance);
301       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
302          students_t_distribution<RealType>(4L),                            // degrees_of_freedom.
303          static_cast<RealType>(0.875L)),                                   //  probability.
304          static_cast<RealType>(1.34439755550909142430681981315923574L),    // t.
305          tolerance);
306       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
307          students_t_distribution<RealType>(6L),                              // degrees_of_freedom.
308          static_cast<RealType>(0.03125L)),                                   //  probability.
309          static_cast<RealType>(-2.28348667906973065861212495010082952L),     // t.
310          tolerance);
311       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
312          students_t_distribution<RealType>(6L),                            // degrees_of_freedom.
313          static_cast<RealType>(0.875L)),                                   //  probability.
314          static_cast<RealType>(1.27334930914664286821103236660071906L),    // t.
315          tolerance);
316       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
317          students_t_distribution<RealType>(8L),                              // degrees_of_freedom.
318          static_cast<RealType>(0.03125L)),                                   //  probability.
319          static_cast<RealType>(-2.16296475406014719458642055768894376L),     // t.
320          tolerance);
321       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
322          students_t_distribution<RealType>(8L),                            // degrees_of_freedom.
323          static_cast<RealType>(0.875L)),                                   //  probability.
324          static_cast<RealType>(1.24031826078267310637634677726479038L),    // t.
325          tolerance);
326       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
327          students_t_distribution<RealType>(10L),                             // degrees_of_freedom.
328          static_cast<RealType>(0.03125L)),                                   //  probability.
329          static_cast<RealType>(-2.09596136475109350926340169211429572L),     // t.
330          tolerance);
331       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
332          students_t_distribution<RealType>(10L),                         // degrees_of_freedom.
333          static_cast<RealType>(0.875L)),                                 //  probability.
334          static_cast<RealType>(1.2212553950039221407185188573696834L),   // t.
335          tolerance);
336       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
337          students_t_distribution<RealType>(2.125L),                          // degrees_of_freedom.
338          static_cast<RealType>(0.03125L)),                                   //  probability.
339          static_cast<RealType>(-3.62246031671091980110493455859296532L),     // t.
340          tolerance);
341       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
342          students_t_distribution<RealType>(2.125L),                        // degrees_of_freedom.
343          static_cast<RealType>(0.875L)),                                   //  probability.
344          static_cast<RealType>(1.56905270993307293450392958697861969L),    // t.
345          tolerance);
346       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
347          students_t_distribution<RealType>(3L),                              // degrees_of_freedom.
348          static_cast<RealType>(0.03125L)),                                   //  probability.
349          static_cast<RealType>(-2.90004411882995814036141778367917946L),     // t.
350          tolerance);
351       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::quantile(
352          students_t_distribution<RealType>(3L),                            // degrees_of_freedom.
353          static_cast<RealType>(0.875L)),                                   //  probability.
354          static_cast<RealType>(1.42262528146180931868169289781115099L),    // t.
355          tolerance);
356 
357       if(boost::is_floating_point<RealType>::value)
358       {
359          BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::cdf(
360             students_t_distribution<RealType>(1e30f),
361                boost::math::quantile(
362                   students_t_distribution<RealType>(1e30f), static_cast<RealType>(0.25f))),
363             static_cast<RealType>(0.25f), tolerance);
364          BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::cdf(
365             students_t_distribution<RealType>(1e20f),
366                boost::math::quantile(
367                   students_t_distribution<RealType>(1e20f), static_cast<RealType>(0.25f))),
368             static_cast<RealType>(0.25f), tolerance);
369          BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::cdf(
370             students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(0x7FFFFFFF)),
371                boost::math::quantile(
372                   students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(0x7FFFFFFF)), static_cast<RealType>(0.25f))),
373             static_cast<RealType>(0.25f), tolerance);
374          BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::cdf(
375             students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(0x10000000)),
376                boost::math::quantile(
377                   students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(0x10000000)), static_cast<RealType>(0.25f))),
378             static_cast<RealType>(0.25f), tolerance);
379          BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(boost::math::cdf(
380             students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(0x0fffffff)),
381                boost::math::quantile(
382                   students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(0x0fffffff)), static_cast<RealType>(0.25f))),
383             static_cast<RealType>(0.25f), tolerance);
384       }
385 
386   // Student's t pdf tests.
387   // for PDF checks, use 100 eps tolerance expressed as a percent:
388    tolerance = boost::math::tools::epsilon<RealType>() * 10000;
389 
390    for(unsigned i = 1; i < 20; i += 3)
391    {
392       for(RealType r = -10; r < 10; r += 0.125)
393       {
394          //std::cout << "df=" << i << " t=" << r << std::endl;
395          BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
396             boost::math::pdf(
397                students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(i)),
398                r),
399             naive_pdf<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(i), r),
400             tolerance);
401       }
402    }
403 
404     RealType tol2 = boost::math::tools::epsilon<RealType>() * 5;
405     students_t_distribution<RealType> dist(8);
406     RealType x = static_cast<RealType>(0.125);
407     using namespace std; // ADL of std names.
408     // mean:
409     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
410        mean(dist)
411        , static_cast<RealType>(0), tol2);
412     // variance:
413  //   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
414  //      variance(dist)
415  //      , static_cast<RealType>(13.0L / 6.0L), tol2);
416  //// was     , static_cast<RealType>(8.0L / 6.0L), tol2);
417     // std deviation:
418     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
419        standard_deviation(dist)
420        , static_cast<RealType>(sqrt(8.0L / 6.0L)), tol2);
421     // hazard:
422     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
423        hazard(dist, x)
424        , pdf(dist, x) / cdf(complement(dist, x)), tol2);
425     // cumulative hazard:
426     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
427        chf(dist, x)
428        , -log(cdf(complement(dist, x))), tol2);
429     // coefficient_of_variation:
430     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(
431        coefficient_of_variation(dist),
432        std::overflow_error);
433     // mode:
434     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
435        mean(dist)
436        , static_cast<RealType>(0), tol2);
437     // median:
438     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
439        median(dist)
440        , static_cast<RealType>(0), tol2);
441     // skewness:
442     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
443        skewness(dist)
444        , static_cast<RealType>(0), tol2);
445     // kurtosis:
446     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
447        kurtosis(dist)
448        , static_cast<RealType>(4.5), tol2);
449     // kurtosis excess:
450     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(
451        kurtosis_excess(dist)
452        , static_cast<RealType>(1.5), tol2);
453 
454     // Parameter estimation. These results are close to but
455     // not identical to those reported on the NIST website at
456     // http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/prc/section2/prc222.htm
457     // the NIST results appear to be calculated using a normal
458     // approximation, which slightly under-estimates the degrees of
459     // freedom required, particularly when the result is small.
460     //
461     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
462        ceil(students_t_distribution<RealType>::find_degrees_of_freedom(
463          static_cast<RealType>(0.5),
464          static_cast<RealType>(0.005),
465          static_cast<RealType>(0.01),
466          static_cast<RealType>(1.0))),
467          99);
468     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
469        ceil(students_t_distribution<RealType>::find_degrees_of_freedom(
470          static_cast<RealType>(1.5),
471          static_cast<RealType>(0.005),
472          static_cast<RealType>(0.01),
473          static_cast<RealType>(1.0))),
474          14);
475     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
476        ceil(students_t_distribution<RealType>::find_degrees_of_freedom(
477          static_cast<RealType>(0.5),
478          static_cast<RealType>(0.025),
479          static_cast<RealType>(0.01),
480          static_cast<RealType>(1.0))),
481          76);
482     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
483        ceil(students_t_distribution<RealType>::find_degrees_of_freedom(
484          static_cast<RealType>(1.5),
485          static_cast<RealType>(0.025),
486          static_cast<RealType>(0.01),
487          static_cast<RealType>(1.0))),
488          11);
489     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
490        ceil(students_t_distribution<RealType>::find_degrees_of_freedom(
491          static_cast<RealType>(0.5),
492          static_cast<RealType>(0.05),
493          static_cast<RealType>(0.01),
494          static_cast<RealType>(1.0))),
495          65);
496     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
497        ceil(students_t_distribution<RealType>::find_degrees_of_freedom(
498          static_cast<RealType>(1.5),
499          static_cast<RealType>(0.05),
500          static_cast<RealType>(0.01),
501          static_cast<RealType>(1.0))),
502          9);
503 
504     // Test for large degrees of freedom when should be same as normal.
505     RealType inf = std::numeric_limits<RealType>::infinity();
506     RealType nan = std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN();
507 
508     std::string type = typeid(RealType).name();
509 //    if (type != "class boost::math::concepts::real_concept") fails for gcc
510     if (typeid(RealType) != typeid(boost::math::concepts::real_concept))
511     { // Ordinary floats only.
512       RealType limit = 1/ boost::math::tools::epsilon<RealType>();
513       // Default policy to get full accuracy.
514       // std::cout << "Switch over to normal if df > " << limit << std::endl;
515       // float Switch over to normal if df > 8.38861e+006
516       // double Switch over to normal if df > 4.5036e+015
517       // Can't test real_concept - doesn't converge.
518 
519       boost::math::normal_distribution<RealType> n(0, 1); //
520       students_t_distribution<RealType> st(boost::math::tools::max_value<RealType>()); // Well over the switchover point,
521       // PDF
522       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pdf(st, 0), pdf(n, 0.)); // should be exactly equal.
523       students_t_distribution<RealType> st2(limit /5 ); // Just below the switchover point,
524       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE_FRACTION(pdf(st2, 0), pdf(n, 0.), tolerance); // should be very close to normal.
525       // CDF
526       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(cdf(st, 0), cdf(n, 0.)); // should be exactly equal.
527       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE_FRACTION(cdf(st2, 0), cdf(n, 0.), tolerance); // should be very close to normal.
528 
529      // Tests for df = infinity.
530       students_t_distribution<RealType> infdf(inf);
531       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(infdf.degrees_of_freedom(), inf);
532       BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(mean(infdf), 0); // OK.
533       BOOST_CHECK_THROW(students_t_distribution<RealType> minfdf(-inf), std::domain_error);
534       BOOST_CHECK_THROW(students_t_distribution<RealType> minfdf(nan), std::domain_error);
535       BOOST_CHECK_THROW(students_t_distribution<RealType> minfdf(-nan), std::domain_error);
536 
537      // BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE_FRACTION(pdf(infdf, 0), static_cast<RealType>(0.3989422804014326779399460599343818684759L), tolerance);
538       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE_FRACTION(pdf(infdf, 0),boost::math::constants::one_div_root_two_pi<RealType>() , tolerance);
539       BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE_FRACTION(cdf(infdf, 0),boost::math::constants::half<RealType>() , tolerance);
540 
541     // Checks added for Trac #7717 report by Thomas Mang.
542 
543     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(quantile(dist, -1), std::domain_error);
544     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(quantile(dist, 2), std::domain_error);
545     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(pdf(students_t_distribution<RealType>(0), 0), std::domain_error);
546     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(pdf(students_t_distribution<RealType>(-1), 0), std::domain_error);
547 
548     // Check on df for mean (moment k = 1)
549     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(mean(students_t_distribution<RealType>(nan)), std::domain_error);
550 //    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(mean(students_t_distribution<RealType>(inf)), std::domain_error); inf is now OK
551     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(mean(students_t_distribution<RealType>(-1)), std::domain_error);
552     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(mean(students_t_distribution<RealType>(0)), std::domain_error);
553     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(mean(students_t_distribution<RealType>(1)), std::domain_error); // df == k
554     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(mean(students_t_distribution<RealType>(2)), 0); // OK.
555     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(mean(students_t_distribution<RealType>(inf)), 0); // OK.
556 
557 
558     // Check on df for variance (moment 2)
559     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(nan)), std::domain_error);
560 //    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(inf)), std::domain_error); // inf is now OK.
561     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(-1)), std::domain_error);
562     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(0)), std::domain_error);
563     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(1)), std::domain_error);
564     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(1.99999L))), std::domain_error);
565     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(1.99999L))), std::domain_error);
566     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(2)), std::domain_error); // df ==
567     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(2.5)), 5); // OK.
568     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(3)), 3); // OK.
569     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(variance(students_t_distribution<RealType>(inf)), 1); // OK.
570 
571     // Check on df for skewness (moment 3)
572     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(nan)), std::domain_error);
573     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(-1)), std::domain_error);
574     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(0)), std::domain_error);
575     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(1)), std::domain_error);
576     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(1.5L)), std::domain_error);
577     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(2)), std::domain_error);
578     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(3)), std::domain_error); // df == k
579     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(3.5)), 0); // OK.
580     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(4)), 0); // OK.
581     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(skewness(students_t_distribution<RealType>(inf)), 0); // OK.
582 
583     // Check on df for kurtosis_excess (moment 4)
584     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(nan)), std::domain_error);
585     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(-1)), std::domain_error);
586     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(0)), std::domain_error);
587     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(1)), std::domain_error);
588     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(1.5L)), std::domain_error);
589     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(2)), std::domain_error);
590     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(2.1))), std::domain_error);
591     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(3)), std::domain_error);
592     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(4)), std::domain_error); // df == k
593     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(5)), 6); // OK.
594     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(kurtosis_excess(students_t_distribution<RealType>(inf)), 0); // OK.
595 
596     // Check on df for kurtosis (moment 4)
597     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(nan)), std::domain_error);
598     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(-1)), std::domain_error);
599     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(0)), std::domain_error);
600     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(1)), std::domain_error);
601     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(2)), std::domain_error);
602     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(static_cast<RealType>(2.0001L))), std::domain_error);
603     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(3)), std::domain_error);
604     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(4)), std::domain_error); // df == k
605     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(5)), 9); // OK.
606     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(kurtosis(students_t_distribution<RealType>(inf)), 3); // OK.
607 
608    }
609 
610 
611     // Use a new distribution ignore_error_students_t with a custom policy to ignore all errors,
612     // and check returned values are as expected.
613 
614     /*
615      Sandia-darwin-intel-12.0 - math - test_students_t / intel-darwin-12.0
616     ../libs/math/test/test_students_t.cpp(544): error: "domain_error" has already been declared in the current scope
617     using boost::math::policies::domain_error;
618 
619 ../libs/math/test/test_students_t.cpp(552): error: "pole_error" has already been declared in the current scope
620     using boost::math::policies::pole_error;
621 
622     Unclear where previous declaration is.
623     Does not seem to be in student_t.hpp or any included files???
624 
625     So to avoid this perceived problem by this compiler,
626     the ignore policy below uses fully specified names.
627     */
628 
629     using boost::math::policies::policy;
630   // Types of error whose action can be altered by policies:.
631   //using boost::math::policies::evaluation_error;
632   //using boost::math::policies::domain_error;
633   //using boost::math::policies::overflow_error;
634   //using boost::math::policies::underflow_error;
635   //using boost::math::policies::domain_error;
636   //using boost::math::policies::pole_error;
637 
638   //// Actions on error (in enum error_policy_type):
639   //using boost::math::policies::errno_on_error;
640   //using boost::math::policies::ignore_error;
641   //using boost::math::policies::throw_on_error;
642   //using boost::math::policies::denorm_error;
643   //using boost::math::policies::pole_error;
644   //using boost::math::policies::user_error;
645 
646   typedef policy<
647     boost::math::policies::domain_error<boost::math::policies::ignore_error>,
648     boost::math::policies::overflow_error<boost::math::policies::ignore_error>,
649     boost::math::policies::underflow_error<boost::math::policies::ignore_error>,
650     boost::math::policies::denorm_error<boost::math::policies::ignore_error>,
651     boost::math::policies::pole_error<boost::math::policies::ignore_error>,
652     boost::math::policies::evaluation_error<boost::math::policies::ignore_error>
653               > my_ignore_policy;
654 
655   typedef students_t_distribution<RealType, my_ignore_policy> ignore_error_students_t;
656 
657 
658 
659   // Only test NaN and infinity if type has these features (realconcept returns zero).
660   // Integers are always converted to RealType,
661   // others requires static cast to RealType from long double.
662 
663   if(std::numeric_limits<RealType>::has_quiet_NaN)
664   {
665   // Mean
666     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(mean(ignore_error_students_t(-1))));
667     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(mean(ignore_error_students_t(0))));
668     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(mean(ignore_error_students_t(1))));
669 
670     // Variance
671     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(variance(ignore_error_students_t(std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN()))));
672     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(variance(ignore_error_students_t(-1))));
673     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(variance(ignore_error_students_t(0))));
674     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(variance(ignore_error_students_t(1))));
675     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(variance(ignore_error_students_t(static_cast<RealType>(1.7L)))));
676     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(variance(ignore_error_students_t(2))));
677 
678   // Skewness
679     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(skewness(ignore_error_students_t(std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN()))));
680     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(skewness(ignore_error_students_t(-1))));
681     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(skewness(ignore_error_students_t(0))));
682     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(skewness(ignore_error_students_t(1))));
683     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(skewness(ignore_error_students_t(2))));
684     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(skewness(ignore_error_students_t(3))));
685 
686   // Kurtosis
687     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN()))));
688     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(-1))));
689     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(0))));
690     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(1))));
691     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(2))));
692     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(static_cast<RealType>(2.0001L)))));
693     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(3))));
694     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(4))));
695 
696     // Kurtosis excess
697     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis_excess(ignore_error_students_t(std::numeric_limits<RealType>::quiet_NaN()))));
698     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis_excess(ignore_error_students_t(-1))));
699     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis_excess(ignore_error_students_t(0))));
700     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis_excess(ignore_error_students_t(1))));
701     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis_excess(ignore_error_students_t(2))));
702     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis_excess(ignore_error_students_t(static_cast<RealType>(2.0001L)))));
703     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis_excess(ignore_error_students_t(3))));
704     BOOST_CHECK((boost::math::isnan)(kurtosis_excess(ignore_error_students_t(4))));
705   } // has_quiet_NaN
706 
707   BOOST_CHECK(boost::math::isfinite(mean(ignore_error_students_t(1 + std::numeric_limits<RealType>::epsilon()))));
708   BOOST_CHECK(boost::math::isfinite(variance(ignore_error_students_t(2 + 2 * std::numeric_limits<RealType>::epsilon()))));
709   BOOST_CHECK(boost::math::isfinite(variance(ignore_error_students_t(static_cast<RealType>(2.0001L)))));
710   BOOST_CHECK(boost::math::isfinite(variance(ignore_error_students_t(2 + 2 * std::numeric_limits<RealType>::epsilon()))));
711   BOOST_CHECK(boost::math::isfinite(skewness(ignore_error_students_t(3 + 3 * std::numeric_limits<RealType>::epsilon()))));
712   BOOST_CHECK(boost::math::isfinite(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(4 + 4 * std::numeric_limits<RealType>::epsilon()))));
713   BOOST_CHECK(boost::math::isfinite(kurtosis(ignore_error_students_t(static_cast<RealType>(4.0001L)))));
714 
715   // check_out_of_range<students_t_distribution<RealType> >(1);
716   // Cannot be used because fails "exception std::domain_error is expected"
717   // because df = +infinity is allowed.
718 
719    check_support<students_t_distribution<RealType> >(students_t_distribution<RealType>(1));
720 
721 } // template <class RealType>void test_spots(RealType)
722 
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_main)723 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( test_main )
724 {
725   // Check that can construct students_t distribution using the two convenience methods:
726   using namespace boost::math;
727   students_t myst1(2); // Using typedef
728   students_t_distribution<> myst2(2); // Using default RealType double.
729    //students_t_distribution<double> myst3(2); // Using explicit RealType double.
730 
731    // Basic sanity-check spot values.
732    // (Parameter value, arbitrarily zero, only communicates the floating point type).
733   test_spots(0.0F); // Test float. OK at decdigits = 0 tolerance = 0.0001 %
734   test_spots(0.0); // Test double. OK at decdigits 7, tolerance = 1e07 %
735 #ifndef BOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS
736   test_spots(0.0L); // Test long double.
737 #if !BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582))
738   test_spots(boost::math::concepts::real_concept(0.)); // Test real concept.
739 #endif
740 #else
741    std::cout << "<note>The long double tests have been disabled on this platform "
742       "either because the long double overloads of the usual math functions are "
743       "not available at all, or because they are too inaccurate for these tests "
744       "to pass.</note>" << std::cout;
745 #endif
746 
747 
748 
749 } // BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( test_main )
750 
751 /*
752 
753 Autorun "i:\boost-06-05-03-1300\libs\math\test\Math_test\debug\test_students_t.exe"
754 Running 1 test case...
755 Tolerance for type float is 0.0001 %
756 Tolerance for type double is 0.0001 %
757 Tolerance for type long double is 0.0001 %
758 Tolerance for type class boost::math::concepts::real_concept is 0.0001 %
759 *** No errors detected
760 
761 */
762 
763 
764