get_dist_mode_from_pdf: get_dist_mode_from_pdf

In daviddoret/GRCRToolkit: GRC Toolkit

Description

Shortcut function to find the mode of an arbitrary probability density function (PDF). Uses optimization, i.e. may lead to imprecise results with exotic input functions. It is helpful when an analytic solution is not handily available.

Usage

get_dist_mode_from_pdf(pdf, search_range_start, search_range_end,
  tolerance = NULL, verbosity = NULL, ...)

Arguments

pdf	the input probability density function (PDF)
search_range_start	the minimal value of the range where the mode will be searched
search_range_end	the maximal value of the range where the mode will be searched

Details

Works only for continuous distribution functions.

Value

the estimated mode

Examples

get_dist_mode_from_pdf(function(x){return(dnorm(x = x, mean = 17, sd = 5))}, -100, 100)

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