WaldDistributionFitToSample Method

Determines the parameters of the Wald distribution that best fits a sample.

Definition

Namespace: Meta.Numerics.Statistics.Distributions
Assembly: Meta.Numerics (in Meta.Numerics.dll) Version: 4.2.0+6d77d64445f7d5d91b12e331399c4362ecb25333

C#

public static WaldFitResult FitToSample(
	IReadOnlyList<double> sample
)

VB

Public Shared Function FitToSample ( 
	sample As IReadOnlyList(Of Double)
) As WaldFitResult

C++

public:
static WaldFitResult^ FitToSample(
	IReadOnlyList<double>^ sample
)

F#

static member FitToSample : 
        sample : IReadOnlyList<float> -> WaldFitResult

Parameters

sample IReadOnlyListDouble: The sample to fit.

Return Value

WaldFitResult
The fit.

Remarks

The returned fit parameters are the Mean and Shape, in that order. These are the same parameters, in the same order, that are required by the WaldDistribution(Double, Double) constructor to specify a new Wald distribution.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException	sample is null.
InvalidOperationException	sample contains non-positive values.
InsufficientDataException	sample contains fewer than three values.