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Re: request for Poisson CDF inverse
- From: Brian Gough <bjg at network-theory dot co dot uk>
- To: "Jason Detwiler" <jasondet at gmail dot com>
- Cc: gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:54:48 +0100
- Subject: Re: request for Poisson CDF inverse
- References: <b1d795290707051716s4f4d00e5jeabec36855569558@mail.gmail.com>
At Thu, 5 Jul 2007 17:16:38 -0700,
Jason Detwiler wrote:
> I am looking to calculate the inverse of the CDF for the Poisson
> distribution. I noticed that many of the CDFs coded in gsl have
> inverse functions also coded, but this is not the case for the Poisson
> distribution (unfortunately for me). I would like to "request" these
> functions. I would try to contribute them myself, but I'm not
> confident I could code them to the standards of gsl. What are the
> chances of my wishes being fulfilled by another developer?
Hello,
Currently there aren't any inverses for the discrete distributions.
What application do you need it for? (commercial or research?)
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Brian Gough