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New implementation of binomial probability that accurately computes values down to around 1e-237. 

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kiran 2009-04-24 03:32:04 +00:00
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java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/MathUtils.java
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package org.broadinstitute.sting.utils;
import cern.jet.math.Arithmetic;
/**
* MathUtils is a static class (no instantiation allowed!) with some useful math methods.
*
@ -56,4 +58,17 @@ public class MathUtils {
if (a > b) { return -1; }
return 1;
}
/**
* Computes a binomial probability
*
* @param k number of successes
* @param n number of Bernoulli trials
* @param p probability of success
*
* @return the binomial probability of the specified configuration. Computes values down to about 1e-237.
*/
public static double binomialProbability(long k, long n, double p) {
return Arithmetic.binomial(n, k)*Math.pow(p, k)*Math.pow(1.0 - p, n - k);
}
}