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| Distributions are objects, which are constructed from whatever parameters |
| the distribution may have. |
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| Member functions allow you to retrieve the parameters of a distribution. |
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| Generic non-member functions provide access to the properties that |
| are common to all the distributions (PDF, CDF, quantile etc). |
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| Complements of probabilities are calculated by wrapping the function's |
| arguments in a call to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">complement</span><span class="special">(...)</span></code>. |
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| Functions that accept a probability can accept a complement of the |
| probability as well, by wrapping the function's arguments in a call |
| to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">complement</span><span class="special">(...)</span></code>. |
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| Static member functions allow the parameters of a distribution to be |
| found from other information. |
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| Now that you have the basics, the next section looks at some worked examples. |
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