[MATH-1531] EmpiricalDistribution.inverseCumulativeProbability throws OutOfRangeException incorrectly

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.6.1
• Fix Version/s: 4.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Andrzej Stasiak
• Created: 26/Apr/20 15:44
• Updated: 29/May/21 02:16
• Resolved: 29/May/21 02:16

Description

For the specific data loaded (120 values)

EmpiricalDistribution.inverseCumulativeProbability(0.717d) throws OutOfRangeException, which does not make sense.

 

Exception in thread "main" org.apache.commons.math3.exception.OutOfRangeException: 1 out of [0, 1] rangeException in thread "main" org.apache.commons.math3.exception.OutOfRangeException: 1 out of [0, 1] range at org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.NormalDistribution.inverseCumulativeProbability(NormalDistribution.java:203) at org.apache.commons.math3.random.EmpiricalDistribution.inverseCumulativeProbability(EmpiricalDistribution.java:711) at stasiak.EmpiricalDistributionBugReproduction.main(EmpiricalDistributionBugReproduction.java:129)