rp.estimate
Class NormalEstimate

java.lang.Object
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public class NormalEstimate

extends Estimate

An estimate based on a Normal distribution.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $, $Date: 2001/05/23 19:26:10 $

Constructor Summary

NormalEstimate(double mean, double sdev)
Construct a new Normal estiamte with the given mean and standard deviation.

Method Summary

double	getMean() Returns the mean value of this estimate.
double	getSdev() Returns the standard deviation of this estimate.
double	getVariance() Returns the variance of this estimate.

Methods inherited from class rp.estimate.Estimate

getCI

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NormalEstimate

public NormalEstimate(double mean,
                      double sdev)

Construct a new Normal estiamte with the given mean and standard deviation.

Parameters:

mean - the mean of this Normal distribution

sdev - the standard deviation of this Normal distribution

Method Detail

getMean

public double getMean()

Description copied from class: Estimate

Returns the mean value of this estimate.

Specified by:

getMean in class Estimate

Returns:

the mean value of this estimate

getSdev

public double getSdev()

Description copied from class: Estimate

Returns the standard deviation of this estimate.

Overrides:

getSdev in class Estimate

Returns:

the standard deviation of this estimate

getVariance

public double getVariance()

Description copied from class: Estimate

Returns the variance of this estimate.

Overrides:

getVariance in class Estimate

Returns:

the variance of this estimate