Moment-Generating Function

Uniform distribution moment-generating function (MGF).

The moment-generating function for a continuous uniform random variable is

where a is the minimum support and b is the maximum support. The parameters must satisfy a < b.

Usage

var mgf = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/mgf' );

mgf( t, a, b )

Evaluates the moment-generating function (MGF) for a continuous uniform distribution with parameters a (minimum support) and b (maximum support).

var y = mgf( 2.0, 0.0, 4.0 );
// returns ~372.495

y = mgf( -0.2, 0.0, 4.0 );
// returns ~0.688

y = mgf( 2.0, 0.0, 1.0 );
// returns ~3.195

If provided NaN as any argument, the function returns NaN.

var y = mgf( NaN, 0.0, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

y = mgf( 0.0, NaN, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

y = mgf( 0.0, 0.0, NaN );
// returns NaN

If provided a >= b, the function returns NaN.

var y = mgf( 0.5, 3.0, 2.0 );
// returns NaN

y = mgf( 0.5, 3.0, 3.0 );
// returns NaN

mgf.factory( a, b )

Returns a function for evaluating the moment-generating function (MGF) of a continuous uniform distribution with parameters a (minimum support) and b (maximum support).

var mymgf = mgf.factory( 6.0, 7.0 );
var y = mymgf( 0.1 );
// returns ~1.916

y = mymgf( 1.1 );
// returns ~1339.321

Examples

var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var mgf = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/mgf' );

var a;
var b;
var t;
var v;
var i;

for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
    t = randu();
    a = randu() * 5.0;
    b = a + (randu() * 5.0);
    v = mgf( t, a, b );
    console.log( 't: %d, a: %d, b: %d, M_X(t;a,b): %d', t.toFixed( 4 ), a.toFixed( 4 ), b.toFixed( 4 ), v.toFixed( 4 ) );
}