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diff --git a/libs/math/doc/distributions/normal.qbk b/libs/math/doc/distributions/normal.qbk index c78cb6f2e..a3db989a5 100644 --- a/libs/math/doc/distributions/normal.qbk +++ b/libs/math/doc/distributions/normal.qbk @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ ``#include <boost/math/distributions/normal.hpp>`` - namespace boost{ namespace math{ - - template <class RealType = double, + namespace boost{ namespace math{ + + template <class RealType = double, class ``__Policy`` = ``__policy_class`` > class normal_distribution; - + typedef normal_distribution<> normal; - + template <class RealType, class ``__Policy``> class normal_distribution { @@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ RealType location()const; RealType scale()const; }; - + }} // namespaces - -The normal distribution is probably the most well known statistical + +The normal distribution is probably the most well known statistical distribution: it is also known as the Gaussian Distribution. A normal distribution with mean zero and standard deviation one is known as the ['Standard Normal Distribution]. @@ -54,20 +54,20 @@ and illustrated by this graph [h4 Member Functions] normal_distribution(RealType mean = 0, RealType sd = 1); - -Constructs a normal distribution with mean /mean/ and + +Constructs a normal distribution with mean /mean/ and standard deviation /sd/. Requires sd > 0, otherwise __domain_error is called. RealType mean()const; - RealType location()const; - + RealType location()const; + both return the /mean/ of this distribution. - + RealType standard_deviation()const; RealType scale()const; - + both return the /standard deviation/ of this distribution. (Redundant location and scale function are provided to match other similar distributions, allowing the functions find_location and find_scale to be used generically). @@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ if RealType permits. [h4 Accuracy] -The normal distribution is implemented in terms of the -[link math_toolkit.sf_erf.error_function error function], +The normal distribution is implemented in terms of the +[link math_toolkit.sf_erf.error_function error function], and as such should have very low error rates. [h4 Implementation] @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ and /s/ is its standard deviation. [[kurtosis excess][0]] ] -[endsect][/section:normal_dist Normal] +[endsect] [/section:normal_dist Normal] [/ normal.qbk Copyright 2006, 2007, 2012 John Maddock and Paul A. Bristow. |