FisherSnedecorFactory

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class FisherSnedecorFactory(*args)

Fisher-Snedecor factory.

See also

DistributionFactory, FisherSnedecor

Notes

Several estimators to build a FisherSnedecor distribution from a scalar sample are proposed. The default strategy is using the maximum likelihood estimators.

Maximum likelihood estimator:

The parameters are estimated by numerical maximum likelihood estimation. The starting point of the optimization algorithm is based on the moment based estimator.

The optimization sets lower bounds for the d_1 and d_2 parameters in order to ensure that d_1>0 and d_2>0. The default values for these lower bounds are from the ResourceMap keys FisherSnedecorFactory-D1LowerBound and FisherSnedecorFactory-D2LowerBound.

Moment based estimator:

Lets denote:

  • \displaystyle \overline{x}_n = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^n x_i the empirical mean of the sample,

  • \displaystyle s_n^2 = \frac{1}{n-1} \sum_{i=1}^n (x_i - \overline{x}_n)^2 its empirical variance,

We first compute d_2:

d_2 = \frac{2 \overline{x}_n}{\overline{x}_n-1}

if \overline{x}_n>1 (otherwise, the moment based estimator fails).

Then we compute d_1:

d_1 = \frac{2 d_2^2 (d_2-2)}{(d_2-2)^2 (d_2-4)s_n^2 - 2d_2^2}

if s_n^2>0 (otherwise, the moment based estimator fails).

Examples

In the following example, the parameters of a FisherSnedecor are estimated from a sample.

>>> import openturns as ot
>>> ot.RandomGenerator.SetSeed(0)
>>> size = 10000
>>> distribution = ot.FisherSnedecor(4.5, 8.4)
>>> sample = distribution.getSample(size)
>>> factory = ot.FisherSnedecorFactory()
>>> estimated = factory.build(sample)
>>> estimated = factory.buildMethodOfMoments(sample)
>>> estimated = factory.buildMethodOfLikelihoodMaximization(sample)

Methods

build(*args)

Build the distribution.

buildAsFisherSnedecor(*args)

Estimate the distribution as native distribution.

buildEstimator(*args)

Build the distribution and the parameter distribution.

buildMethodOfLikelihoodMaximization(sample)

Method of likelihood maximization.

buildMethodOfMoments(sample)

Method of moments estimator.

getBootstrapSize()

Accessor to the bootstrap size.

getClassName()

Accessor to the object's name.

getName()

Accessor to the object's name.

hasName()

Test if the object is named.

setBootstrapSize(bootstrapSize)

Accessor to the bootstrap size.

setName(name)

Accessor to the object's name.
__init__(*args)
build(*args)

Build the distribution.

Available usages:

build()

build(sample)

build(param)

Parameters:
sample2-d sequence of float

Data.

paramsequence of float

The parameters of the distribution.

Returns:
distDistribution

The estimated distribution.

In the first usage, the default native distribution is built.

buildAsFisherSnedecor(*args)

Estimate the distribution as native distribution.

Available usages:

buildAsFisherSnedecor()

buildAsFisherSnedecor(sample)

buildAsFisherSnedecor(param)

Parameters:
sample2-d sequence of float

Data.

paramsequence of float,

The parameters of the FisherSnedecor.

Returns:
distributionFisherSnedecor

The estimated distribution as a FisherSnedecor.

In the first usage, the default FisherSnedecor distribution is built.

buildEstimator(*args)

Build the distribution and the parameter distribution.

Parameters:
sample2-d sequence of float

Data.

parametersDistributionParameters

Optional, the parametrization.

Returns:
resDistDistributionFactoryResult

The results.

Notes

According to the way the native parameters of the distribution are estimated, the parameters distribution differs:

  • Moments method: the asymptotic parameters distribution is normal and estimated by Bootstrap on the initial data;

  • Maximum likelihood method with a regular model: the asymptotic parameters distribution is normal and its covariance matrix is the inverse Fisher information matrix;

  • Other methods: the asymptotic parameters distribution is estimated by Bootstrap on the initial data and kernel fitting (see KernelSmoothing).

If another set of parameters is specified, the native parameters distribution is first estimated and the new distribution is determined from it:

  • if the native parameters distribution is normal and the transformation regular at the estimated parameters values: the asymptotic parameters distribution is normal and its covariance matrix determined from the inverse Fisher information matrix of the native parameters and the transformation;

  • in the other cases, the asymptotic parameters distribution is estimated by Bootstrap on the initial data and kernel fitting.

buildMethodOfLikelihoodMaximization(sample)

Method of likelihood maximization.

Refer to MaximumLikelihoodFactory.

Parameters:
sample2-d sequence of float

Data.

Returns:
distributionFisherSnedecor

The estimated distribution.

buildMethodOfMoments(sample)

Method of moments estimator.

Parameters:
sample2-d sequence of float

Data.

Returns:
distributionFisherSnedecor

The estimated distribution.

getBootstrapSize()

Accessor to the bootstrap size.

Returns:
sizeint

Size of the bootstrap.

getClassName()

Accessor to the object’s name.

Returns:
class_namestr

The object class name (object.__class__.__name__).

getName()

Accessor to the object’s name.

Returns:
namestr

The name of the object.

hasName()

Test if the object is named.

Returns:
hasNamebool

True if the name is not empty.

setBootstrapSize(bootstrapSize)

Accessor to the bootstrap size.

Parameters:
sizeint

The size of the bootstrap.

setName(name)

Accessor to the object’s name.

Parameters:
namestr

The name of the object.