/* XXL: The eXtensible and fleXible Library for data processing
Copyright (C) 2000-2011 Prof. Dr. Bernhard Seeger
Head of the Database Research Group
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Marburg
Germany
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*/
package xxl.core.math.statistics.nonparametric.kernels;
import xxl.core.math.Statistics;
import xxl.core.math.functions.Integrable;
import xxl.core.math.functions.RealFunction;
/**
* This class models the <tt>Epanechnikow kernel function</tt>. Thus, it extends
* {@link xxl.core.math.statistics.nonparametric.kernels.KernelFunction KernelFunction}.
* Since the primitive is known, this class also
* implements {@link xxl.core.math.functions.Integrable Integrable}.
*
* @see xxl.core.math.statistics.nonparametric.kernels.KernelFunction
* @see xxl.core.math.statistics.nonparametric.kernels.Kernels
* @see xxl.core.math.statistics.nonparametric.kernels.KernelFunctionND
* @see xxl.core.math.statistics.nonparametric.kernels.KernelBandwidths
*/
public class EpanechnikowKernel extends KernelFunction implements Integrable {
/**
* Constructs a new EpanechnikowKernel and initializes the parameters.
*
*/
public EpanechnikowKernel() {
AVG = 0.0;
VAR = 0.2; // 1/5
R = 0.6; // 3/5
}
/**
* Evaluates the Epanechnikow kernel at x.
*
* @param x point to evaluate
* @return value of the Epanechnikow kernel at x
*/
public double eval(double x) {
return Statistics.epanechnikow(x);
}
/** Returns the primitive of the Epanechnikow kernel function
* as {@link xxl.core.math.functions.RealFunction real-valued function}.
*
* @return primitive of the Epanechnikow kernel function
*/
public RealFunction primitive() {
return new RealFunction() {
public double eval(double x) {
return Statistics.epanechnikowPrimitive(x);
}
};
}
}