Mdcxprobab.h File Reference

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Functions
float	Mdcxprobab (int &ndof, float &chisq)

Function Documentation

Mdcxprobab()

float Mdcxprobab	(	int &	ndof,
		float &	chisq
	)

Definition at line 4 of file Mdcxprobab.cxx.

                                                 {
 
  //constants
  static float srtopi = 2.0/sqrt(2.0*M_PI);
  static float upl = 100.0;  //FIXME
 
  float prob = 0.0;
  if(ndof <= 0) return prob;
  if(chisq < 0.0) return prob;
  if(ndof <= 60) {
    //full treatment
    if(chisq > upl) return prob;
    float sum = exp(-0.5*chisq);
    float term = sum;
 
    int m = ndof/2;
    if(2*m == ndof) {
      if(m == 1) return sum;
      for(int i = 2; i <= m; i++) {
    term = 0.5*term*chisq/(i-1);
    sum += term;
      }//(int i=2; i<=m)
      return sum;
      //even
    } else {
      //odd
      float srty = sqrt(chisq);
      float temp = srty/M_SQRT2;
      prob = erfc(temp);
      if(ndof == 1) return prob;
      if(ndof == 3) return (srtopi*srty*sum+prob);
      m--;
      for(int i = 1; i <= m; i++) {
    term = term*chisq/(2*i+1);
    sum += term;
      }//(int i=1; i<=m; i++)
      return (srtopi*srty*sum + prob);
 
    }//(2*m==ndof)
 
  } else {
    //asymtotic Gaussian approx
    float srty = sqrt(chisq) - sqrt(ndof - 0.5);
    if(srty < 12.0) prob=0.5*erfc(srty);
    return prob;
 
  }//ndof<30
 
  // cannot reach following line; warning on OSF; so comment it out
  // return prob;
}//endof Mdcxprobab

Referenced by MdcxCosmicSewer::execute(), MdcxFittedHel::Grow(), MdcxFittedHel::IterateFit(), and MdcxFindTracks::process().