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package org.apache.commons.math3.stat.descriptive.moment;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.MathIllegalArgumentException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NullArgumentException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.util.LocalizedFormats;
import org.apache.commons.math3.stat.descriptive.WeightedEvaluation;
import org.apache.commons.math3.stat.descriptive.AbstractStorelessUnivariateStatistic;
import org.apache.commons.math3.util.MathUtils;

/**
 * Computes the variance of the available values.  By default, the unbiased
 * "sample variance" definitional formula is used:
 * 

* variance = sum((x_i - mean)^2) / (n - 1)

*

* where mean is the {@link Mean} and n is the number * of sample observations.

*

* The definitional formula does not have good numerical properties, so * this implementation does not compute the statistic using the definitional * formula.

    *
  • The getResult method computes the variance using * updating formulas based on West's algorithm, as described in * Chan, T. F. and * J. G. Lewis 1979, Communications of the ACM, * vol. 22 no. 9, pp. 526-531.
  • *
  • The evaluate methods leverage the fact that they have the * full array of values in memory to execute a two-pass algorithm. * Specifically, these methods use the "corrected two-pass algorithm" from * Chan, Golub, Levesque, Algorithms for Computing the Sample Variance, * American Statistician, vol. 37, no. 3 (1983) pp. 242-247.
* Note that adding values using increment or * incrementAll and then executing getResult will * sometimes give a different, less accurate, result than executing * evaluate with the full array of values. The former approach * should only be used when the full array of values is not available.

*

* The "population variance" ( sum((x_i - mean)^2) / n ) can also * be computed using this statistic. The isBiasCorrected * property determines whether the "population" or "sample" value is * returned by the evaluate and getResult methods. * To compute population variances, set this property to false. *

*

* Note that this implementation is not synchronized. If * multiple threads access an instance of this class concurrently, and at least * one of the threads invokes the increment() or * clear() method, it must be synchronized externally.

* */ public class Variance extends AbstractStorelessUnivariateStatistic implements Serializable, WeightedEvaluation { /** Serializable version identifier */ private static final long serialVersionUID = -9111962718267217978L; /** SecondMoment is used in incremental calculation of Variance*/ protected SecondMoment moment = null; /** * Whether or not {@link #increment(double)} should increment * the internal second moment. When a Variance is constructed with an * external SecondMoment as a constructor parameter, this property is * set to false and increments must be applied to the second moment * directly. */ protected boolean incMoment = true; /** * Whether or not bias correction is applied when computing the * value of the statistic. True means that bias is corrected. See * {@link Variance} for details on the formula. */ private boolean isBiasCorrected = true; /** * Constructs a Variance with default (true) isBiasCorrected * property. */ public Variance() { moment = new SecondMoment(); } /** * Constructs a Variance based on an external second moment. * When this constructor is used, the statistic may only be * incremented via the moment, i.e., {@link #increment(double)} * does nothing; whereas {@code m2.increment(value)} increments * both {@code m2} and the Variance instance constructed from it. * * @param m2 the SecondMoment (Third or Fourth moments work * here as well.) */ public Variance(final SecondMoment m2) { incMoment = false; this.moment = m2; } /** * Constructs a Variance with the specified isBiasCorrected * property * * @param isBiasCorrected setting for bias correction - true means * bias will be corrected and is equivalent to using the argumentless * constructor */ public Variance(boolean isBiasCorrected) { moment = new SecondMoment(); this.isBiasCorrected = isBiasCorrected; } /** * Constructs a Variance with the specified isBiasCorrected * property and the supplied external second moment. * * @param isBiasCorrected setting for bias correction - true means * bias will be corrected * @param m2 the SecondMoment (Third or Fourth moments work * here as well.) */ public Variance(boolean isBiasCorrected, SecondMoment m2) { incMoment = false; this.moment = m2; this.isBiasCorrected = isBiasCorrected; } /** * Copy constructor, creates a new {@code Variance} identical * to the {@code original} * * @param original the {@code Variance} instance to copy * @throws NullArgumentException if original is null */ public Variance(Variance original) throws NullArgumentException { copy(original, this); } /** * {@inheritDoc} *

If all values are available, it is more accurate to use * {@link #evaluate(double[])} rather than adding values one at a time * using this method and then executing {@link #getResult}, since * evaluate leverages the fact that is has the full * list of values together to execute a two-pass algorithm. * See {@link Variance}.

* *

Note also that when {@link #Variance(SecondMoment)} is used to * create a Variance, this method does nothing. In that case, the * SecondMoment should be incremented directly.

*/ @Override public void increment(final double d) { if (incMoment) { moment.increment(d); } } /** * {@inheritDoc} */ @Override public double getResult() { if (moment.n == 0) { return Double.NaN; } else if (moment.n == 1) { return 0d; } else { if (isBiasCorrected) { return moment.m2 / (moment.n - 1d); } else { return moment.m2 / (moment.n); } } } /** * {@inheritDoc} */ public long getN() { return moment.getN(); } /** * {@inheritDoc} */ @Override public void clear() { if (incMoment) { moment.clear(); } } /** * Returns the variance of the entries in the input array, or * Double.NaN if the array is empty. *

* See {@link Variance} for details on the computing algorithm.

*

* Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

*

* Throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the array is null.

*

* Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

* * @param values the input array * @return the variance of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0 * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the array is null */ @Override public double evaluate(final double[] values) throws MathIllegalArgumentException { if (values == null) { throw new NullArgumentException(LocalizedFormats.INPUT_ARRAY); } return evaluate(values, 0, values.length); } /** * Returns the variance of the entries in the specified portion of * the input array, or Double.NaN if the designated subarray * is empty. Note that Double.NaN may also be returned if the input * includes NaN and / or infinite values. *

* See {@link Variance} for details on the computing algorithm.

*

* Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

*

* Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

*

* Throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the array is null.

* * @param values the input array * @param begin index of the first array element to include * @param length the number of elements to include * @return the variance of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0 * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the array is null or the array index * parameters are not valid */ @Override public double evaluate(final double[] values, final int begin, final int length) throws MathIllegalArgumentException { double var = Double.NaN; if (test(values, begin, length)) { clear(); if (length == 1) { var = 0.0; } else if (length > 1) { Mean mean = new Mean(); double m = mean.evaluate(values, begin, length); var = evaluate(values, m, begin, length); } } return var; } /** *

Returns the weighted variance of the entries in the specified portion of * the input array, or Double.NaN if the designated subarray * is empty.

*

* Uses the formula

     *   Σ(weights[i]*(values[i] - weightedMean)2)/(Σ(weights[i]) - 1)
     * 
* where weightedMean is the weighted mean

*

* This formula will not return the same result as the unweighted variance when all * weights are equal, unless all weights are equal to 1. The formula assumes that * weights are to be treated as "expansion values," as will be the case if for example * the weights represent frequency counts. To normalize weights so that the denominator * in the variance computation equals the length of the input vector minus one, use

     *   evaluate(values, MathArrays.normalizeArray(weights, values.length)); 
     * 
*

* Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

*

* Throws IllegalArgumentException if any of the following are true: *

  • the values array is null
  • *
  • the weights array is null
  • *
  • the weights array does not have the same length as the values array
  • *
  • the weights array contains one or more infinite values
  • *
  • the weights array contains one or more NaN values
  • *
  • the weights array contains negative values
  • *
  • the start and length arguments do not determine a valid array
  • *

*

* Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

*

* Throws MathIllegalArgumentException if either array is null.

* * @param values the input array * @param weights the weights array * @param begin index of the first array element to include * @param length the number of elements to include * @return the weighted variance of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0 * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the parameters are not valid * @since 2.1 */ public double evaluate(final double[] values, final double[] weights, final int begin, final int length) throws MathIllegalArgumentException { double var = Double.NaN; if (test(values, weights,begin, length)) { clear(); if (length == 1) { var = 0.0; } else if (length > 1) { Mean mean = new Mean(); double m = mean.evaluate(values, weights, begin, length); var = evaluate(values, weights, m, begin, length); } } return var; } /** *

* Returns the weighted variance of the entries in the the input array.

*

* Uses the formula

     *   Σ(weights[i]*(values[i] - weightedMean)2)/(Σ(weights[i]) - 1)
     * 
* where weightedMean is the weighted mean

*

* This formula will not return the same result as the unweighted variance when all * weights are equal, unless all weights are equal to 1. The formula assumes that * weights are to be treated as "expansion values," as will be the case if for example * the weights represent frequency counts. To normalize weights so that the denominator * in the variance computation equals the length of the input vector minus one, use

     *   evaluate(values, MathArrays.normalizeArray(weights, values.length)); 
     * 
*

* Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

*

* Throws MathIllegalArgumentException if any of the following are true: *

  • the values array is null
  • *
  • the weights array is null
  • *
  • the weights array does not have the same length as the values array
  • *
  • the weights array contains one or more infinite values
  • *
  • the weights array contains one or more NaN values
  • *
  • the weights array contains negative values
  • *

*

* Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

*

* Throws MathIllegalArgumentException if either array is null.

* * @param values the input array * @param weights the weights array * @return the weighted variance of the values * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the parameters are not valid * @since 2.1 */ public double evaluate(final double[] values, final double[] weights) throws MathIllegalArgumentException { return evaluate(values, weights, 0, values.length); } /** * Returns the variance of the entries in the specified portion of * the input array, using the precomputed mean value. Returns * Double.NaN if the designated subarray is empty. *

* See {@link Variance} for details on the computing algorithm.

*

* The formula used assumes that the supplied mean value is the arithmetic * mean of the sample data, not a known population parameter. This method * is supplied only to save computation when the mean has already been * computed.

*

* Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

*

* Throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the array is null.

*

* Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

* * @param values the input array * @param mean the precomputed mean value * @param begin index of the first array element to include * @param length the number of elements to include * @return the variance of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0 * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the array is null or the array index * parameters are not valid */ public double evaluate(final double[] values, final double mean, final int begin, final int length) throws MathIllegalArgumentException { double var = Double.NaN; if (test(values, begin, length)) { if (length == 1) { var = 0.0; } else if (length > 1) { double accum = 0.0; double dev = 0.0; double accum2 = 0.0; for (int i = begin; i < begin + length; i++) { dev = values[i] - mean; accum += dev * dev; accum2 += dev; } double len = length; if (isBiasCorrected) { var = (accum - (accum2 * accum2 / len)) / (len - 1.0); } else { var = (accum - (accum2 * accum2 / len)) / len; } } } return var; } /** * Returns the variance of the entries in the input array, using the * precomputed mean value. Returns Double.NaN if the array * is empty. *

* See {@link Variance} for details on the computing algorithm.

*

* If isBiasCorrected is true the formula used * assumes that the supplied mean value is the arithmetic mean of the * sample data, not a known population parameter. If the mean is a known * population parameter, or if the "population" version of the variance is * desired, set isBiasCorrected to false before * invoking this method.

*

* Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

*

* Throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the array is null.

*

* Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

* * @param values the input array * @param mean the precomputed mean value * @return the variance of the values or Double.NaN if the array is empty * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the array is null */ public double evaluate(final double[] values, final double mean) throws MathIllegalArgumentException { return evaluate(values, mean, 0, values.length); } /** * Returns the weighted variance of the entries in the specified portion of * the input array, using the precomputed weighted mean value. Returns * Double.NaN if the designated subarray is empty. *

* Uses the formula

     *   Σ(weights[i]*(values[i] - mean)2)/(Σ(weights[i]) - 1)
     * 

*

* The formula used assumes that the supplied mean value is the weighted arithmetic * mean of the sample data, not a known population parameter. This method * is supplied only to save computation when the mean has already been * computed.

*

* This formula will not return the same result as the unweighted variance when all * weights are equal, unless all weights are equal to 1. The formula assumes that * weights are to be treated as "expansion values," as will be the case if for example * the weights represent frequency counts. To normalize weights so that the denominator * in the variance computation equals the length of the input vector minus one, use

     *   evaluate(values, MathArrays.normalizeArray(weights, values.length), mean); 
     * 
*

* Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

*

* Throws MathIllegalArgumentException if any of the following are true: *

  • the values array is null
  • *
  • the weights array is null
  • *
  • the weights array does not have the same length as the values array
  • *
  • the weights array contains one or more infinite values
  • *
  • the weights array contains one or more NaN values
  • *
  • the weights array contains negative values
  • *
  • the start and length arguments do not determine a valid array
  • *

*

* Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

* * @param values the input array * @param weights the weights array * @param mean the precomputed weighted mean value * @param begin index of the first array element to include * @param length the number of elements to include * @return the variance of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0 * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the parameters are not valid * @since 2.1 */ public double evaluate(final double[] values, final double[] weights, final double mean, final int begin, final int length) throws MathIllegalArgumentException { double var = Double.NaN; if (test(values, weights, begin, length)) { if (length == 1) { var = 0.0; } else if (length > 1) { double accum = 0.0; double dev = 0.0; double accum2 = 0.0; for (int i = begin; i < begin + length; i++) { dev = values[i] - mean; accum += weights[i] * (dev * dev); accum2 += weights[i] * dev; } double sumWts = 0; for (int i = begin; i < begin + length; i++) { sumWts += weights[i]; } if (isBiasCorrected) { var = (accum - (accum2 * accum2 / sumWts)) / (sumWts - 1.0); } else { var = (accum - (accum2 * accum2 / sumWts)) / sumWts; } } } return var; } /** *

Returns the weighted variance of the values in the input array, using * the precomputed weighted mean value.

*

* Uses the formula

     *   Σ(weights[i]*(values[i] - mean)2)/(Σ(weights[i]) - 1)
     * 

*

* The formula used assumes that the supplied mean value is the weighted arithmetic * mean of the sample data, not a known population parameter. This method * is supplied only to save computation when the mean has already been * computed.

*

* This formula will not return the same result as the unweighted variance when all * weights are equal, unless all weights are equal to 1. The formula assumes that * weights are to be treated as "expansion values," as will be the case if for example * the weights represent frequency counts. To normalize weights so that the denominator * in the variance computation equals the length of the input vector minus one, use

     *   evaluate(values, MathArrays.normalizeArray(weights, values.length), mean); 
     * 
*

* Returns 0 for a single-value (i.e. length = 1) sample.

*

* Throws MathIllegalArgumentException if any of the following are true: *

  • the values array is null
  • *
  • the weights array is null
  • *
  • the weights array does not have the same length as the values array
  • *
  • the weights array contains one or more infinite values
  • *
  • the weights array contains one or more NaN values
  • *
  • the weights array contains negative values
  • *

*

* Does not change the internal state of the statistic.

* * @param values the input array * @param weights the weights array * @param mean the precomputed weighted mean value * @return the variance of the values or Double.NaN if length = 0 * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the parameters are not valid * @since 2.1 */ public double evaluate(final double[] values, final double[] weights, final double mean) throws MathIllegalArgumentException { return evaluate(values, weights, mean, 0, values.length); } /** * @return Returns the isBiasCorrected. */ public boolean isBiasCorrected() { return isBiasCorrected; } /** * @param biasCorrected The isBiasCorrected to set. */ public void setBiasCorrected(boolean biasCorrected) { this.isBiasCorrected = biasCorrected; } /** * {@inheritDoc} */ @Override public Variance copy() { Variance result = new Variance(); // No try-catch or advertised exception because parameters are guaranteed non-null copy(this, result); return result; } /** * Copies source to dest. *

Neither source nor dest can be null.

* * @param source Variance to copy * @param dest Variance to copy to * @throws NullArgumentException if either source or dest is null */ public static void copy(Variance source, Variance dest) throws NullArgumentException { MathUtils.checkNotNull(source); MathUtils.checkNotNull(dest); dest.setData(source.getDataRef()); dest.moment = source.moment.copy(); dest.isBiasCorrected = source.isBiasCorrected; dest.incMoment = source.incMoment; } }




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