""" Basic statistics module. This module provides functions for calculating statistics of data, including averages, variance, and standard deviation. Calculating averages -------------------- ================== ============================================= Function Description ================== ============================================= mean Arithmetic mean (average) of data. harmonic_mean Harmonic mean of data. median Median (middle value) of data. median_low Low median of data. median_high High median of data. median_grouped Median, or 50th percentile, of grouped data. mode Mode (most common value) of data. multimode List of modes (most common values of data) ================== ============================================= Calculate the arithmetic mean ("the average") of data: >>> mean([-1.0, 2.5, 3.25, 5.75]) 2.625 Calculate the standard median of discrete data: >>> median([2, 3, 4, 5]) 3.5 Calculate the median, or 50th percentile, of data grouped into class intervals centred on the data values provided. E.g. if your data points are rounded to the nearest whole number: >>> median_grouped([2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4]) #doctest: +ELLIPSIS 2.8333333333... This should be interpreted in this way: you have two data points in the class interval 1.5-2.5, three data points in the class interval 2.5-3.5, and one in the class interval 3.5-4.5. The median of these data points is 2.8333... Calculating variability or spread --------------------------------- ================== ============================================= Function Description ================== ============================================= pvariance Population variance of data. variance Sample variance of data. pstdev Population standard deviation of data. stdev Sample standard deviation of data. ================== ============================================= Calculate the standard deviation of sample data: >>> stdev([2.5, 3.25, 5.5, 11.25, 11.75]) #doctest: +ELLIPSIS 4.38961843444... If you have previously calculated the mean, you can pass it as the optional second argument to the four "spread" functions to avoid recalculating it: >>> data = [1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6] >>> mu = mean(data) >>> pvariance(data, mu) 2.5 Exceptions ---------- A single exception is defined: StatisticsError is a subclass of ValueError. """ __all__ = [ 'StatisticsError', 'NormalDist', 'pstdev', 'pvariance', 'stdev', 'variance', 'median', 'median_low', 'median_high', 'median_grouped', 'mean', 'mode', 'multimode', 'harmonic_mean', 'fmean', ] import math import numbers import random from fractions import Fraction from decimal import Decimal from itertools import groupby from bisect import bisect_left, bisect_right from math import hypot, sqrt, fabs, exp, erf, tau, log, fsum from operator import itemgetter from collections import Counter # === Exceptions === class StatisticsError(ValueError): pass # === Private utilities === def _sum(data, start=0): """_sum(data [, start]) -> (type, sum, count) Return a high-precision sum of the given numeric data as a fraction, together with the type to be converted to and the count of items. If optional argument ``start`` is given, it is added to the total. If ``data`` is empty, ``start`` (defaulting to 0) is returned. Examples -------- >>> _sum([3, 2.25, 4.5, -0.5, 1.0], 0.75) (, Fraction(11, 1), 5) Some sources of round-off error will be avoided: # Built-in sum returns zero. >>> _sum([1e50, 1, -1e50] * 1000) (, Fraction(1000, 1), 3000) Fractions and Decimals are also supported: >>> from fractions import Fraction as F >>> _sum([F(2, 3), F(7, 5), F(1, 4), F(5, 6)]) (, Fraction(63, 20), 4) >>> from decimal import Decimal as D >>> data = [D("0.1375"), D("0.2108"), D("0.3061"), D("0.0419")] >>> _sum(data) (, Fraction(6963, 10000), 4) Mixed types are currently treated as an error, except that int is allowed. """ count = 0 n, d = _exact_ratio(start) partials = {d: n} partials_get = partials.get T = _coerce(int, type(start)) for typ, values in groupby(data, type): T = _coerce(T, typ) # or raise TypeError for n,d in map(_exact_ratio, values): count += 1 partials[d] = partials_get(d, 0) + n if None in partials: # The sum will be a NAN or INF. We can ignore all the finite # partials, and just look at this special one. total = partials[None] assert not _isfinite(total) else: # Sum all the partial sums using builtin sum. # FIXME is this faster if we sum them in order of the denominator? total = sum(Fraction(n, d) for d, n in sorted(partials.items())) return (T, total, count) def _isfinite(x): try: return x.is_finite() # Likely a Decimal. except AttributeError: return math.isfinite(x) # Coerces to float first. def _coerce(T, S): """Coerce types T and S to a common type, or raise TypeError. Coercion rules are currently an implementation detail. See the CoerceTest test class in test_statistics for details. """ # See http://bugs.python.org/issue24068. assert T is not bool, "initial type T is bool" # If the types are the same, no need to coerce anything. Put this # first, so that the usual case (no coercion needed) happens as soon # as possible. if T is S: return T # Mixed int & other coerce to the other type. if S is int or S is bool: return T if T is int: return S # If one is a (strict) subclass of the other, coerce to the subclass. if issubclass(S, T): return S if issubclass(T, S): return T # Ints coerce to the other type. if issubclass(T, int): return S if issubclass(S, int): return T # Mixed fraction & float coerces to float (or float subclass). if issubclass(T, Fraction) and issubclass(S, float): return S if issubclass(T, float) and issubclass(S, Fraction): return T # Any other combination is disallowed. msg = "don't know how to coerce %s and %s" raise TypeError(msg % (T.__name__, S.__name__)) def _exact_ratio(x): """Return Real number x to exact (numerator, denominator) pair. >>> _exact_ratio(0.25) (1, 4) x is expected to be an int, Fraction, Decimal or float. """ try: # Optimise the common case of floats. We expect that the most often # used numeric type will be builtin floats, so try to make this as # fast as possible. if type(x) is float or type(x) is Decimal: return x.as_integer_ratio() try: # x may be an int, Fraction, or Integral ABC. return (x.numerator, x.denominator) except AttributeError: try: # x may be a float or Decimal subclass. return x.as_integer_ratio() except AttributeError: # Just give up? pass except (OverflowError, ValueError): # float NAN or INF. assert not _isfinite(x) return (x, None) msg = "can't convert type '{}' to numerator/denominator" raise TypeError(msg.format(type(x).__name__)) def _convert(value, T): """Convert value to given numeric type T.""" if type(value) is T: # This covers the cases where T is Fraction, or where value is # a NAN or INF (Decimal or float). return value if issubclass(T, int) and value.denominator != 1: T = float try: # FIXME: what do we do if this overflows? return T(value) except TypeError: if issubclass(T, Decimal): return T(value.numerator)/T(value.denominator) else: raise def _find_lteq(a, x): 'Locate the leftmost value exactly equal to x' i = bisect_left(a, x) if i != len(a) and a[i] == x: return i raise ValueError def _find_rteq(a, l, x): 'Locate the rightmost value exactly equal to x' i = bisect_right(a, x, lo=l) if i != (len(a)+1) and a[i-1] == x: return i-1 raise ValueError def _fail_neg(values, errmsg='negative value'): """Iterate over values, failing if any are less than zero.""" for x in values: if x < 0: raise StatisticsError(errmsg) yield x # === Measures of central tendency (averages) === def mean(data): """Return the sample arithmetic mean of data. >>> mean([1, 2, 3, 4, 4]) 2.8 >>> from fractions import Fraction as F >>> mean([F(3, 7), F(1, 21), F(5, 3), F(1, 3)]) Fraction(13, 21) >>> from decimal import Decimal as D >>> mean([D("0.5"), D("0.75"), D("0.625"), D("0.375")]) Decimal('0.5625') If ``data`` is empty, StatisticsError will be raised. """ if iter(data) is data: data = list(data) n = len(data) if n < 1: raise StatisticsError('mean requires at least one data point') T, total, count = _sum(data) assert count == n return _convert(total/n, T) def fmean(data): """ Convert data to floats and compute the arithmetic mean. This runs faster than the mean() function and it always returns a float. The result is highly accurate but not as perfect as mean(). If the input dataset is empty, it raises a StatisticsError. >>> fmean([3.5, 4.0, 5.25]) 4.25 """ try: n = len(data) except TypeError: # Handle iterators that do not define __len__(). n = 0 def count(x): nonlocal n n += 1 return x total = fsum(map(count, data)) else: total = fsum(data) try: return total / n except ZeroDivisionError: raise StatisticsError('fmean requires at least one data point') from None def harmonic_mean(data): """Return the harmonic mean of data. The harmonic mean, sometimes called the subcontrary mean, is the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the data, and is often appropriate when averaging quantities which are rates or ratios, for example speeds. Example: Suppose an investor purchases an equal value of shares in each of three companies, with P/E (price/earning) ratios of 2.5, 3 and 10. What is the average P/E ratio for the investor's portfolio? >>> harmonic_mean([2.5, 3, 10]) # For an equal investment portfolio. 3.6 Using the arithmetic mean would give an average of about 5.167, which is too high. If ``data`` is empty, or any element is less than zero, ``harmonic_mean`` will raise ``StatisticsError``. """ # For a justification for using harmonic mean for P/E ratios, see # http://fixthepitch.pellucid.com/comps-analysis-the-missing-harmony-of-summary-statistics/ # http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2621087 if iter(data) is data: data = list(data) errmsg = 'harmonic mean does not support negative values' n = len(data) if n < 1: raise StatisticsError('harmonic_mean requires at least one data point') elif n == 1: x = data[0] if isinstance(x, (numbers.Real, Decimal)): if x < 0: raise StatisticsError(errmsg) return x else: raise TypeError('unsupported type') try: T, total, count = _sum(1/x for x in _fail_neg(data, errmsg)) except ZeroDivisionError: return 0 assert count == n return _convert(n/total, T) # FIXME: investigate ways to calculate medians without sorting? Quickselect? def median(data): """Return the median (middle value) of numeric data. When the number of data points is odd, return the middle data point. When the number of data points is even, the median is interpolated by taking the average of the two middle values: >>> median([1, 3, 5]) 3 >>> median([1, 3, 5, 7]) 4.0 """ data = sorted(data) n = len(data) if n == 0: raise StatisticsError("no median for empty data") if n%2 == 1: return data[n//2] else: i = n//2 return (data[i - 1] + data[i])/2 def median_low(data): """Return the low median of numeric data. When the number of data points is odd, the middle value is returned. When it is even, the smaller of the two middle values is returned. >>> median_low([1, 3, 5]) 3 >>> median_low([1, 3, 5, 7]) 3 """ data = sorted(data) n = len(data) if n == 0: raise StatisticsError("no median for empty data") if n%2 == 1: return data[n//2] else: return data[n//2 - 1] def median_high(data): """Return the high median of data. When the number of data points is odd, the middle value is returned. When it is even, the larger of the two middle values is returned. >>> median_high([1, 3, 5]) 3 >>> median_high([1, 3, 5, 7]) 5 """ data = sorted(data) n = len(data) if n == 0: raise StatisticsError("no median for empty data") return data[n//2] def median_grouped(data, interval=1): """Return the 50th percentile (median) of grouped continuous data. >>> median_grouped([1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5]) 3.7 >>> median_grouped([52, 52, 53, 54]) 52.5 This calculates the median as the 50th percentile, and should be used when your data is continuous and grouped. In the above example, the values 1, 2, 3, etc. actually represent the midpoint of classes 0.5-1.5, 1.5-2.5, 2.5-3.5, etc. The middle value falls somewhere in class 3.5-4.5, and interpolation is used to estimate it. Optional argument ``interval`` represents the class interval, and defaults to 1. Changing the class interval naturally will change the interpolated 50th percentile value: >>> median_grouped([1, 3, 3, 5, 7], interval=1) 3.25 >>> median_grouped([1, 3, 3, 5, 7], interval=2) 3.5 This function does not check whether the data points are at least ``interval`` apart. """ data = sorted(data) n = len(data) if n == 0: raise StatisticsError("no median for empty data") elif n == 1: return data[0] # Find the value at the midpoint. Remember this corresponds to the # centre of the class interval. x = data[n//2] for obj in (x, interval): if isinstance(obj, (str, bytes)): raise TypeError('expected number but got %r' % obj) try: L = x - interval/2 # The lower limit of the median interval. except TypeError: # Mixed type. For now we just coerce to float. L = float(x) - float(interval)/2 # Uses bisection search to search for x in data with log(n) time complexity # Find the position of leftmost occurrence of x in data l1 = _find_lteq(data, x) # Find the position of rightmost occurrence of x in data[l1...len(data)] # Assuming always l1 <= l2 l2 = _find_rteq(data, l1, x) cf = l1 f = l2 - l1 + 1 return L + interval*(n/2 - cf)/f def mode(data): """Return the most common data point from discrete or nominal data. ``mode`` assumes discrete data, and returns a single value. This is the standard treatment of the mode as commonly taught in schools: >>> mode([1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4]) 3 This also works with nominal (non-numeric) data: >>> mode(["red", "blue", "blue", "red", "green", "red", "red"]) 'red' If there are multiple modes, return the first one encountered. >>> mode(['red', 'red', 'green', 'blue', 'blue']) 'red' If *data* is empty, ``mode``, raises StatisticsError. """ data = iter(data) try: return Counter(data).most_common(1)[0][0] except IndexError: raise StatisticsError('no mode for empty data') from None def multimode(data): """ Return a list of the most frequently occurring values. Will return more than one result if there are multiple modes or an empty list if *data* is empty. >>> multimode('aabbbbbbbbcc') ['b'] >>> multimode('aabbbbccddddeeffffgg') ['b', 'd', 'f'] >>> multimode('') [] """ counts = Counter(iter(data)).most_common() maxcount, mode_items = next(groupby(counts, key=itemgetter(1)), (0, [])) return list(map(itemgetter(0), mode_items)) # === Measures of spread === # See http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Variance.html # http://mathworld.wolfram.com/SampleVariance.html # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_for_calculating_variance # # Under no circumstances use the so-called "computational formula for # variance", as that is only suitable for hand calculations with a small # amount of low-precision data. It has terrible numeric properties. # # See a comparison of three computational methods here: # http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/09/26/comparing-three-methods-of-computing-standard-deviation/ def _ss(data, c=None): """Return sum of square deviations of sequence data. If ``c`` is None, the mean is calculated in one pass, and the deviations from the mean are calculated in a second pass. Otherwise, deviations are calculated from ``c`` as given. Use the second case with care, as it can lead to garbage results. """ if c is None: c = mean(data) T, total, count = _sum((x-c)**2 for x in data) # The following sum should mathematically equal zero, but due to rounding # error may not. U, total2, count2 = _sum((x-c) for x in data) assert T == U and count == count2 total -= total2**2/len(data) assert not total < 0, 'negative sum of square deviations: %f' % total return (T, total) def variance(data, xbar=None): """Return the sample variance of data. data should be an iterable of Real-valued numbers, with at least two values. The optional argument xbar, if given, should be the mean of the data. If it is missing or None, the mean is automatically calculated. Use this function when your data is a sample from a population. To calculate the variance from the entire population, see ``pvariance``. Examples: >>> data = [2.75, 1.75, 1.25, 0.25, 0.5, 1.25, 3.5] >>> variance(data) 1.3720238095238095 If you have already calculated the mean of your data, you can pass it as the optional second argument ``xbar`` to avoid recalculating it: >>> m = mean(data) >>> variance(data, m) 1.3720238095238095 This function does not check that ``xbar`` is actually the mean of ``data``. Giving arbitrary values for ``xbar`` may lead to invalid or impossible results. Decimals and Fractions are supported: >>> from decimal import Decimal as D >>> variance([D("27.5"), D("30.25"), D("30.25"), D("34.5"), D("41.75")]) Decimal('31.01875') >>> from fractions import Fraction as F >>> variance([F(1, 6), F(1, 2), F(5, 3)]) Fraction(67, 108) """ if iter(data) is data: data = list(data) n = len(data) if n < 2: raise StatisticsError('variance requires at least two data points') T, ss = _ss(data, xbar) return _convert(ss/(n-1), T) def pvariance(data, mu=None): """Return the population variance of ``data``. data should be an iterable of Real-valued numbers, with at least one value. The optional argument mu, if given, should be the mean of the data. If it is missing or None, the mean is automatically calculated. Use this function to calculate the variance from the entire population. To estimate the variance from a sample, the ``variance`` function is usually a better choice. Examples: >>> data = [0.0, 0.25, 0.25, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.75, 3.25] >>> pvariance(data) 1.25 If you have already calculated the mean of the data, you can pass it as the optional second argument to avoid recalculating it: >>> mu = mean(data) >>> pvariance(data, mu) 1.25 This function does not check that ``mu`` is actually the mean of ``data``. Giving arbitrary values for ``mu`` may lead to invalid or impossible results. Decimals and Fractions are supported: >>> from decimal import Decimal as D >>> pvariance([D("27.5"), D("30.25"), D("30.25"), D("34.5"), D("41.75")]) Decimal('24.815') >>> from fractions import Fraction as F >>> pvariance([F(1, 4), F(5, 4), F(1, 2)]) Fraction(13, 72) """ if iter(data) is data: data = list(data) n = len(data) if n < 1: raise StatisticsError('pvariance requires at least one data point') T, ss = _ss(data, mu) return _convert(ss/n, T) def stdev(data, xbar=None): """Return the square root of the sample variance. See ``variance`` for arguments and other details. >>> stdev([1.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.75, 3.25, 4.75]) 1.0810874155219827 """ var = variance(data, xbar) try: return var.sqrt() except AttributeError: return math.sqrt(var) def pstdev(data, mu=None): """Return the square root of the population variance. See ``pvariance`` for arguments and other details. >>> pstdev([1.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.75, 3.25, 4.75]) 0.986893273527251 """ var = pvariance(data, mu) try: return var.sqrt() except AttributeError: return math.sqrt(var) ## Normal Distribution ##################################################### class NormalDist: 'Normal distribution of a random variable' # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variance#Properties __slots__ = {'mu': 'Arithmetic mean of a normal distribution', 'sigma': 'Standard deviation of a normal distribution'} def __init__(self, mu=0.0, sigma=1.0): 'NormalDist where mu is the mean and sigma is the standard deviation.' if sigma < 0.0: raise StatisticsError('sigma must be non-negative') self.mu = mu self.sigma = sigma @classmethod def from_samples(cls, data): 'Make a normal distribution instance from sample data.' if not isinstance(data, (list, tuple)): data = list(data) xbar = fmean(data) return cls(xbar, stdev(data, xbar)) def samples(self, n, seed=None): 'Generate *n* samples for a given mean and standard deviation.' gauss = random.gauss if seed is None else random.Random(seed).gauss mu, sigma = self.mu, self.sigma return [gauss(mu, sigma) for i in range(n)] def pdf(self, x): 'Probability density function. P(x <= X < x+dx) / dx' variance = self.sigma ** 2.0 if not variance: raise StatisticsError('pdf() not defined when sigma is zero') return exp((x - self.mu)**2.0 / (-2.0*variance)) / sqrt(tau * variance) def cdf(self, x): 'Cumulative distribution function. P(X <= x)' if not self.sigma: raise StatisticsError('cdf() not defined when sigma is zero') return 0.5 * (1.0 + erf((x - self.mu) / (self.sigma * sqrt(2.0)))) def inv_cdf(self, p): '''Inverse cumulative distribution function. x : P(X <= x) = p Finds the value of the random variable such that the probability of the variable being less than or equal to that value equals the given probability. This function is also called the percent point function or quantile function. ''' if (p <= 0.0 or p >= 1.0): raise StatisticsError('p must be in the range 0.0 < p < 1.0') if self.sigma <= 0.0: raise StatisticsError('cdf() not defined when sigma at or below zero') # There is no closed-form solution to the inverse CDF for the normal # distribution, so we use a rational approximation instead: # Wichura, M.J. (1988). "Algorithm AS241: The Percentage Points of the # Normal Distribution". Applied Statistics. Blackwell Publishing. 37 # (3): 477–484. doi:10.2307/2347330. JSTOR 2347330. q = p - 0.5 if fabs(q) <= 0.425: r = 0.180625 - q * q num = (((((((2.50908_09287_30122_6727e+3 * r + 3.34305_75583_58812_8105e+4) * r + 6.72657_70927_00870_0853e+4) * r + 4.59219_53931_54987_1457e+4) * r + 1.37316_93765_50946_1125e+4) * r + 1.97159_09503_06551_4427e+3) * r + 1.33141_66789_17843_7745e+2) * r + 3.38713_28727_96366_6080e+0) * q den = (((((((5.22649_52788_52854_5610e+3 * r + 2.87290_85735_72194_2674e+4) * r + 3.93078_95800_09271_0610e+4) * r + 2.12137_94301_58659_5867e+4) * r + 5.39419_60214_24751_1077e+3) * r + 6.87187_00749_20579_0830e+2) * r + 4.23133_30701_60091_1252e+1) * r + 1.0) x = num / den return self.mu + (x * self.sigma) r = p if q <= 0.0 else 1.0 - p r = sqrt(-log(r)) if r <= 5.0: r = r - 1.6 num = (((((((7.74545_01427_83414_07640e-4 * r + 2.27238_44989_26918_45833e-2) * r + 2.41780_72517_74506_11770e-1) * r + 1.27045_82524_52368_38258e+0) * r + 3.64784_83247_63204_60504e+0) * r + 5.76949_72214_60691_40550e+0) * r + 4.63033_78461_56545_29590e+0) * r + 1.42343_71107_49683_57734e+0) den = (((((((1.05075_00716_44416_84324e-9 * r + 5.47593_80849_95344_94600e-4) * r + 1.51986_66563_61645_71966e-2) * r + 1.48103_97642_74800_74590e-1) * r + 6.89767_33498_51000_04550e-1) * r + 1.67638_48301_83803_84940e+0) * r + 2.05319_16266_37758_82187e+0) * r + 1.0) else: r = r - 5.0 num = (((((((2.01033_43992_92288_13265e-7 * r + 2.71155_55687_43487_57815e-5) * r + 1.24266_09473_88078_43860e-3) * r + 2.65321_89526_57612_30930e-2) * r + 2.96560_57182_85048_91230e-1) * r + 1.78482_65399_17291_33580e+0) * r + 5.46378_49111_64114_36990e+0) * r + 6.65790_46435_01103_77720e+0) den = (((((((2.04426_31033_89939_78564e-15 * r + 1.42151_17583_16445_88870e-7) * r + 1.84631_83175_10054_68180e-5) * r + 7.86869_13114_56132_59100e-4) * r + 1.48753_61290_85061_48525e-2) * r + 1.36929_88092_27358_05310e-1) * r + 5.99832_20655_58879_37690e-1) * r + 1.0) x = num / den if q < 0.0: x = -x return self.mu + (x * self.sigma) def overlap(self, other): '''Compute the overlapping coefficient (OVL) between two normal distributions. Measures the agreement between two normal probability distributions. Returns a value between 0.0 and 1.0 giving the overlapping area in the two underlying probability density functions. >>> N1 = NormalDist(2.4, 1.6) >>> N2 = NormalDist(3.2, 2.0) >>> N1.overlap(N2) 0.8035050657330205 ''' # See: "The overlapping coefficient as a measure of agreement between # probability distributions and point estimation of the overlap of two # normal densities" -- Henry F. Inman and Edwin L. Bradley Jr # http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03610928908830127 if not isinstance(other, NormalDist): raise TypeError('Expected another NormalDist instance') X, Y = self, other if (Y.sigma, Y.mu) < (X.sigma, X.mu): # sort to assure commutativity X, Y = Y, X X_var, Y_var = X.variance, Y.variance if not X_var or not Y_var: raise StatisticsError('overlap() not defined when sigma is zero') dv = Y_var - X_var dm = fabs(Y.mu - X.mu) if not dv: return 1.0 - erf(dm / (2.0 * X.sigma * sqrt(2.0))) a = X.mu * Y_var - Y.mu * X_var b = X.sigma * Y.sigma * sqrt(dm**2.0 + dv * log(Y_var / X_var)) x1 = (a + b) / dv x2 = (a - b) / dv return 1.0 - (fabs(Y.cdf(x1) - X.cdf(x1)) + fabs(Y.cdf(x2) - X.cdf(x2))) @property def mean(self): 'Arithmetic mean of the normal distribution.' return self.mu @property def stdev(self): 'Standard deviation of the normal distribution.' return self.sigma @property def variance(self): 'Square of the standard deviation.' return self.sigma ** 2.0 def __add__(x1, x2): '''Add a constant or another NormalDist instance. If *other* is a constant, translate mu by the constant, leaving sigma unchanged. If *other* is a NormalDist, add both the means and the variances. Mathematically, this works only if the two distributions are independent or if they are jointly normally distributed. ''' if isinstance(x2, NormalDist): return NormalDist(x1.mu + x2.mu, hypot(x1.sigma, x2.sigma)) return NormalDist(x1.mu + x2, x1.sigma) def __sub__(x1, x2): '''Subtract a constant or another NormalDist instance. If *other* is a constant, translate by the constant mu, leaving sigma unchanged. If *other* is a NormalDist, subtract the means and add the variances. Mathematically, this works only if the two distributions are independent or if they are jointly normally distributed. ''' if isinstance(x2, NormalDist): return NormalDist(x1.mu - x2.mu, hypot(x1.sigma, x2.sigma)) return NormalDist(x1.mu - x2, x1.sigma) def __mul__(x1, x2): '''Multiply both mu and sigma by a constant. Used for rescaling, perhaps to change measurement units. Sigma is scaled with the absolute value of the constant. ''' return NormalDist(x1.mu * x2, x1.sigma * fabs(x2)) def __truediv__(x1, x2): '''Divide both mu and sigma by a constant. Used for rescaling, perhaps to change measurement units. Sigma is scaled with the absolute value of the constant. ''' return NormalDist(x1.mu / x2, x1.sigma / fabs(x2)) def __pos__(x1): 'Return a copy of the instance.' return NormalDist(x1.mu, x1.sigma) def __neg__(x1): 'Negates mu while keeping sigma the same.' return NormalDist(-x1.mu, x1.sigma) __radd__ = __add__ def __rsub__(x1, x2): 'Subtract a NormalDist from a constant or another NormalDist.' return -(x1 - x2) __rmul__ = __mul__ def __eq__(x1, x2): 'Two NormalDist objects are equal if their mu and sigma are both equal.' if not isinstance(x2, NormalDist): return NotImplemented return (x1.mu, x2.sigma) == (x2.mu, x2.sigma) def __repr__(self): return f'{type(self).__name__}(mu={self.mu!r}, sigma={self.sigma!r})' if __name__ == '__main__': # Show math operations computed analytically in comparsion # to a monte carlo simulation of the same operations from math import isclose from operator import add, sub, mul, truediv from itertools import repeat import doctest g1 = NormalDist(10, 20) g2 = NormalDist(-5, 25) # Test scaling by a constant assert (g1 * 5 / 5).mu == g1.mu assert (g1 * 5 / 5).sigma == g1.sigma n = 100_000 G1 = g1.samples(n) G2 = g2.samples(n) for func in (add, sub): print(f'\nTest {func.__name__} with another NormalDist:') print(func(g1, g2)) print(NormalDist.from_samples(map(func, G1, G2))) const = 11 for func in (add, sub, mul, truediv): print(f'\nTest {func.__name__} with a constant:') print(func(g1, const)) print(NormalDist.from_samples(map(func, G1, repeat(const)))) const = 19 for func in (add, sub, mul): print(f'\nTest constant with {func.__name__}:') print(func(const, g1)) print(NormalDist.from_samples(map(func, repeat(const), G1))) def assert_close(G1, G2): assert isclose(G1.mu, G1.mu, rel_tol=0.01), (G1, G2) assert isclose(G1.sigma, G2.sigma, rel_tol=0.01), (G1, G2) X = NormalDist(-105, 73) Y = NormalDist(31, 47) s = 32.75 n = 100_000 S = NormalDist.from_samples([x + s for x in X.samples(n)]) assert_close(X + s, S) S = NormalDist.from_samples([x - s for x in X.samples(n)]) assert_close(X - s, S) S = NormalDist.from_samples([x * s for x in X.samples(n)]) assert_close(X * s, S) S = NormalDist.from_samples([x / s for x in X.samples(n)]) assert_close(X / s, S) S = NormalDist.from_samples([x + y for x, y in zip(X.samples(n), Y.samples(n))]) assert_close(X + Y, S) S = NormalDist.from_samples([x - y for x, y in zip(X.samples(n), Y.samples(n))]) assert_close(X - Y, S) print(doctest.testmod())