NCTPDF
Updated: 31 July 2010
Use NCTPDF to calculate the probability density function of the non-central T distribution.
The formula for the probability density function is:
Syntax
SELECT [wctStatistics].[wct].[NCTPDF] (
<@X, float,>
,<@DF, 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.
@DF
degrees of freedom. @DF 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).
· @DF must be greater than zero (@DF > 0).
· @Lambda must be greater than or equal to zero (@Lambda > 0).
Examples
Calculate the probability density function:
SELECT wct.NCTPDF(1,3,3)
This produces the following result
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0.0700404713849545
(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 porbability density function.
SELECT SeriesValue
,wct.NCTPDF(SeriesValue, 1, 1) as [f(x,1,1)]
,wct.NCTPDF(SeriesValue, 3, 1) as [f(x,3,1)]
,wct.NCTPDF(SeriesValue, 5, 1) as [f(x,5,1)]
,wct.NCTPDF(SeriesValue, 1, 3) as [f(x,1,3)]
,wct.NCTPDF(SeriesValue, 1, 5) as [f(x,1,5)]
FROM wctMath.wct.SeriesFloat(.1, 10, .1,NULL,NULL)
This is an EXCEL-generated graph of the results
