[jira] [Resolved] (MATH-1285) Description API ZipfDistribution

["Luc Maisonobe (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-1285?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Luc Maisonobe resolved MATH-1285.
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    Resolution: Fixed

> Description API ZipfDistribution
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>
>                 Key: MATH-1285
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-1285
>             Project: Commons Math
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>         Environment: All
>            Reporter: Pim van der Hoorn
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: easyfix
>             Fix For: 4.0, 3.6
>
>   Original Estimate: 1h
>  Remaining Estimate: 1h
>
> The description of the constructors for the ZipfDistribution class specifies an argument of type doule, called exponent. The documentation refers to a MathWorld page where the distribution is defined. However, here the exponent p, is the exponent of the cdf, not of the pdf (which is then p + 1). After running some test I found that the exponent in the constructor is the one for the pdf. This can create confusion among users. Therefore I recommend specifying in the documentation which exponent is meant.



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