NCFPDF
Updated: 31 July 2010
Use NCFPDF to calculate the probability density function of the non-central F distribution.
The formula for the probability density function is:
Syntax
SELECT [wctStatistics].[wct].[NCFPDF] (
<@X, float,>
,<@DF1, float,>
,<@DF2, float,>
,<@Lambda, float,>)
Arguments
@X
is the variable to be evaluated. @X is an expression of type float or of a type that implicitly converts to float.
@DF1
degrees of freedom. @DF1 is an expression of type float or of a type that implicitly converts to float.
@DF2
degrees of freedom. @DF2 is an expression of type float or of a type that implicitly converts to float.
@Lambda
is the non-centrality parameter. @Lambda is an expression of type float or of a type that implicitly converts to float.
Return Types
float
Remarks
· @X must be greater than zero (@X > 0).
· @DF1 must be greater than zero (@DF1 > 0).
· @DF2 must be greater than zero (@DF2 > 0).
· @Lambda must be greater than or equal to zero (@Lambda > 0).
Examples
Calculate the probability density function:
SELECT wct.NCFPDF(0.5,3,2,1)
This produces the following result
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0.413072076061936
(1 row(s) affected)
You can use the SeriesFloat function from the XLeratorDB/math library to generate a dataset which can be pasted into EXCEL to generate a graph of the cumulative distribution function.
SELECT SeriesValue
,wct.NCFPDF(SeriesValue, 1, 1, 1) as [f(x,1,1,1)]
,wct.NCFPDF(SeriesValue, 1, 2, 1) as [f(x,1,2,1)]
,wct.NCFPDF(SeriesValue, 2, 1, 2) as [f(x,2,1,2)]
,wct.NCFPDF(SeriesValue, 2, 2, 1) as [f(x,2,2,1)]
,wct.NCFPDF(SeriesValue, 3, 1, 2) as [f(x,3,1,2)]
FROM wctMath.wct.SeriesFloat(.1, 10, .1,NULL,NULL)
This is an EXCEL-generated graph of the results
