[jira] [Created] (MATH-1039) Logarithmic probability and density calculations for the distributions

["Aleksei Dievskii (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Aleksei Dievskii created MATH-1039:
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             Summary: Logarithmic probability and density calculations for the distributions
                 Key: MATH-1039
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-1039
             Project: Commons Math
          Issue Type: New Feature
            Reporter: Aleksei Dievskii
            Priority: Minor


A person working with fairly small probabilities and densities often employs their logarithms to increase precision and decrease the chance of an underflow. However, just taking a log of the probability() or density() return value doesn't necessary solve the problem, as these methods themselves could have lost precision or underflowed. This patch introduces new logProbability() and logDensity() methods overriden for many relevant distribution. The patch also introduces tests of these new methods.

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