asa243

asa243, a Python code which computes the cumulative density function (CDF) of the noncentral Student's T probability density function, by Russell Lenth.

This is a version of Applied Statistics Algorithm 243.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

asa243 is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version and a Python version.

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Author:

Original FORTRAN77 version by Russell Lenth; Matlab version by John Burkardt.

Reference:

1. William Guenther,
   Evaluation of probabilities for the noncentral distributions and difference of two T-variables with a desk calculator,
   Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation,
   Volume 6, Number 3-4, 1978, pages 199-206.
2. Russell Lenth,
   Algorithm AS 243: Cumulative Distribution Function of the Non-Central T Distribution,
   Applied Statistics,
   Volume 38, Number 1, 1989, pages 185-189.

Source Code:

• asa243.py, a sample calling program.
• asa243.sh, calls all the tests.
• asa243.txt, the output file.