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/*
  Copyright 2012 by Dr. Vlasios Voudouris and ABM Analytics Ltd
  Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0
  See the file "LICENSE" for more information
*/
package gamlss.distributions;

import gamlss.utilities.Controls;
import gamlss.utilities.GammaDistr;
import gamlss.utilities.MakeLinkFunction;
import java.util.Hashtable;

import org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.GammaDistribution;
import org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.TDistribution;
import org.apache.commons.math3.distribution.UniformRealDistribution;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NumberIsTooLargeException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.linear.ArrayRealVector;
import org.apache.commons.math3.special.Gamma;
import org.apache.commons.math3.stat.descriptive.moment.Mean;
import org.apache.commons.math3.stat.descriptive.moment.StandardDeviation;
import org.apache.commons.math3.util.FastMath;

/**
 * @author Dr. Vlasios Voudouris, Daniil Kiose, 
 * Prof. Mikis Stasinopoulos and Dr Robert Rigby.
 */
public class PE implements GAMLSSFamilyDistribution {

    /** Number of distribution parameters. */
    private final int numDistPar = 3;
    /** Hashtable to hold vectors of distribution 
     * parameters values (mu, sigma, ...). */
    private Hashtable<Integer, ArrayRealVector> distributionParameters = new Hashtable<Integer, ArrayRealVector>();
    /** Hashtable to hold types of link functions 
     * for the distribution parameters. */
    private Hashtable<Integer, Integer> distributionParameterLink = new Hashtable<Integer, Integer>();
    /** vector of values of mu distribution parameter. */
    private ArrayRealVector muV;
    /** vector of values of sigma distribution parameter. */
    private ArrayRealVector sigmaV;
    /** vector of values of nu distribution parameter. */
    private ArrayRealVector nuV;
    /** Array of first derrivative values dl/dmu. */
    private double[] dldm;
    /** Temporary vector for interim operations. */
    private ArrayRealVector tempV;
    /** Temporary array for interim operations. */
    private double[] logC;
    /** Temporary array for interim operations. */
    private double[] c;
    /** Temporary array for interim operations. */
    private double[] z;
    /** Temporary int for interim operations. */
    private int size;
    /** Object of the Gamma distribution .*/
    private GammaDistr gammaDistr;

    /** This is the Power Exponential distribution  with default link
     *  (muLink="identity",sigmaLink="log", nuLink="log"). */
    public PE() {

        this(DistributionSettings.IDENTITY, DistributionSettings.LOG, DistributionSettings.LOG);
    }

    /** This is the Power Exponential distribution with supplied link 
     * function for each of the distribution parameters. 
     * @param muLink - link function for mu distribution parameter
     * @param sigmaLink - link function for sigma distribution parameter
     * @param nuLink - link function for nu distribution parameter*/
    public PE(final int muLink, final int sigmaLink, final int nuLink) {

        distributionParameterLink.put(DistributionSettings.MU,
                MakeLinkFunction.checkLink(DistributionSettings.PE, muLink));
        distributionParameterLink.put(DistributionSettings.SIGMA,
                MakeLinkFunction.checkLink(DistributionSettings.PE, sigmaLink));
        distributionParameterLink.put(DistributionSettings.NU,
                MakeLinkFunction.checkLink(DistributionSettings.PE, nuLink));

        gammaDistr = new GammaDistr();
    }

    /** Initialises the distribution parameters.
     * @param y - response variable */
    public final void initialiseDistributionParameters(final ArrayRealVector y) {

        distributionParameters.put(DistributionSettings.MU, setMuInitial(y));
        distributionParameters.put(DistributionSettings.SIGMA, setSigmaInitial(y));
        distributionParameters.put(DistributionSettings.NU, setNuInitial(y));
    }

    /**  Calculate and set initial value of mu, by assumption 
     * these values lie between observed data and the trend line.
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return vector of initial values of mu
     */
    private ArrayRealVector setMuInitial(final ArrayRealVector y) {
        //mu.initial =  expression(mu <- (y+mean(y))/2)
        size = y.getDimension();
        double[] out = new double[size];
        Mean mean = new Mean();
        double yMean = mean.evaluate(y.getDataRef());
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            out[i] = (y.getEntry(i) + yMean) / 2;
        }
        return new ArrayRealVector(out, false);
    }

    /** Calculate and set initial value of sigma.
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return vector of initial values of sigma
     */
    private ArrayRealVector setSigmaInitial(final ArrayRealVector y) {
        //sigma.initial = expression( sigma <- (abs(y-mean(y))+sd(y))/2 )   
        final double mean = new Mean().evaluate(y.getDataRef());
        final double sd = new StandardDeviation().evaluate(y.getDataRef());
        size = y.getDimension();
        double[] out = new double[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            out[i] = (FastMath.abs(y.getEntry(i) - mean) + sd) / 2;
        }
        return new ArrayRealVector(out, false);
    }

    /** Calculate and set initial value of nu.
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return vector of initial values of nu
     */
    private ArrayRealVector setNuInitial(final ArrayRealVector y) {
        //nu.initial = expression( nu <- rep(1.8, length(y)))
        tempV = new ArrayRealVector(y.getDimension());
        tempV.set(1.8);
        return tempV;
    }

    /** Calculates a first derivative of the likelihood 
     * function in respect to supplied distribution parameter.
     * @param whichDistParameter - distribution parameter
     * @param y - vector of values of likelihood function
     * @return vector of first derivative of the likelihood 
     */
    public final ArrayRealVector firstDerivative(final int whichDistParameter, final ArrayRealVector y) {
        setInterimArrays(y);
        tempV = null;
        switch (whichDistParameter) {
        case DistributionSettings.MU:
            tempV = dldm(y);
            break;
        case DistributionSettings.SIGMA:
            tempV = dlds(y);
            break;
        case DistributionSettings.NU:
            tempV = dldn(y);
            break;
        default:
            System.err.println("Requested first order " + "derivative does not exist");
            break;
        }
        return tempV;
    }

    /** Set logC, c, z arrays.
     * @param y - response variable
     */
    private void setInterimArrays(final ArrayRealVector y) {
        muV = distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.MU);
        sigmaV = distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.SIGMA);
        nuV = distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.NU);

        size = y.getDimension();
        logC = new double[size];
        c = new double[size];
        z = new double[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {

            //log.c <- 0.5*(-(2/nu)*log(2)+lgamma(1/nu)-lgamma(3/nu))
            logC[i] = 0.5 * (-(2 / nuV.getEntry(i)) * FastMath.log(2) + Gamma.logGamma(1 / nuV.getEntry(i))
                    - Gamma.logGamma(3 / nuV.getEntry(i)));

            //c <- exp(log.c)
            c[i] = FastMath.exp(logC[i]);

            //z <- (y-mu)/sigma
            z[i] = (y.getEntry(i) - muV.getEntry(i)) / sigmaV.getEntry(i);
        }
    }

    /**  First derivative dldm = dl/dmu, where l - log-likelihood function.
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return  a vector of first derivative dldm = dl/dmu
     */
    public final ArrayRealVector dldm(final ArrayRealVector y) {

        dldm = new double[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {

            //dldm <- (sign(z)*nu)/(2*sigma*abs(z));
            dldm[i] = (FastMath.signum(z[i]) * nuV.getEntry(i)) / (2 * sigmaV.getEntry(i) * FastMath.abs(z[i]));

            //dldm <- dldm*((abs(z/c))^nu) 
            dldm[i] = dldm[i] * (FastMath.pow(FastMath.abs(z[i] / c[i]), nuV.getEntry(i)));
        }
        logC = null;
        c = null;
        z = null;
        return new ArrayRealVector(dldm, false);
    }

    /** First derivative dlds = dl/dsigma, where l - log-likelihood function.
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return  a vector of First derivative dlds = dl/dsigma
     */
    public final ArrayRealVector dlds(final ArrayRealVector y) {

        double[] dlds = new double[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {

            //dldd <- ((nu/2)*((abs(z/c))^nu)-1)/sigma
            dlds[i] = ((nuV.getEntry(i) / 2) * (FastMath.pow((FastMath.abs(z[i] / c[i])), nuV.getEntry(i))) - 1)
                    / sigmaV.getEntry(i);
        }
        logC = null;
        c = null;
        z = null;
        return new ArrayRealVector(dlds, false);
    }

    /** First derivative dldn = dl/dnu, where l - log-likelihood function.
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return  a vector of First derivative dldn = dl/dnu
     */
    public final ArrayRealVector dldn(final ArrayRealVector y) {

        double[] dldn = new double[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {

            //dlogc.dv <- (1/(2*nu^2))*(2*log(2)-digamma(1/nu)+3*digamma(3/nu))
            final double dlogcDv = (1 / (2 * nuV.getEntry(i) * nuV.getEntry(i))) * (2 * FastMath.log(2)
                    - Gamma.digamma(1 / nuV.getEntry(i)) + 3 * Gamma.digamma(3 / nuV.getEntry(i)));

            //dldv <- (1/nu)-0.5*((log(abs(z/c)))*((abs(z/c))^nu)) 
            dldn[i] = (1 / nuV.getEntry(i)) - 0.5 * ((FastMath.log(FastMath.abs(z[i] / c[i])))
                    * (FastMath.pow(FastMath.abs(z[i] / c[i]), nuV.getEntry(i))));

            //dldv <- dldv+log(2)/(nu^2)+digamma(1/nu)/(nu^2)
            dldn[i] = dldn[i] + FastMath.log(2) / (nuV.getEntry(i) * nuV.getEntry(i))
                    + Gamma.digamma(1 / nuV.getEntry(i)) / (nuV.getEntry(i) * nuV.getEntry(i));

            //dldv <- dldv+(-1+(nu/2)*((abs(z/c))^nu))*dlogc.dv
            dldn[i] = dldn[i]
                    + (-1 + (nuV.getEntry(i) / 2) * (FastMath.pow(FastMath.abs(z[i] / c[i]), nuV.getEntry(i))))
                            * dlogcDv;
        }
        logC = null;
        c = null;
        z = null;
        return new ArrayRealVector(dldn, false);
    }

    /** Calculates a second derivative of the likelihood 
     * function in respect to supplied distribution parameter.
     * @param whichDistParameter - distribution parameter
     * @param y - vector of values of likelihood function 
     * @return vector of second derivative of the likelihood
     */
    public final ArrayRealVector secondDerivative(final int whichDistParameter, final ArrayRealVector y) {
        tempV = null;
        switch (whichDistParameter) {
        case DistributionSettings.MU:
            tempV = d2ldm2(y);
            break;
        case DistributionSettings.SIGMA:
            tempV = d2lds2(y);
            break;
        case DistributionSettings.NU:
            tempV = d2ldn2(y);
            break;
        default:
            System.err.println("Requested second order " + "derivative does not exist");
            break;
        }
        return tempV;
    }

    /** Second derivative d2ldm2= (d^2l)/(dmu^2),
     *  where l - log-likelihood function.
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return  a vector of second derivative d2ldm2= (d^2l)/(dmu^2)
     */
    private ArrayRealVector d2ldm2(final ArrayRealVector y) {

        double[] out = new double[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {

            //d2ldm2 <- if (any(nu<1.05)) -dldm*dldm else d2ldm2
            if (nuV.getEntry(i) < 1.05) {

                out[i] = -dldm[i] * dldm[i];
            } else {

                //d2ldm2 <- -(nu*nu*gamma(2-(1/nu))*gamma(3/nu))
                ///((sigma*gamma(1/nu))^2)
                out[i] = -(nuV.getEntry(i) * nuV.getEntry(i)
                        * FastMath.exp(Gamma.logGamma(2 - (1 / nuV.getEntry(i))))
                        * FastMath.exp(Gamma.logGamma(3 / nuV.getEntry(i))))
                        / ((sigmaV.getEntry(i) * FastMath.exp(Gamma.logGamma(1 / nuV.getEntry(i))))
                                * (sigmaV.getEntry(i) * FastMath.exp(Gamma.logGamma(1 / nuV.getEntry(i)))));
            }
        }
        muV = null;
        sigmaV = null;
        nuV = null;
        return new ArrayRealVector(out, false);
    }

    /** Second derivative d2lds2= (d^2l)/(dsigma^2), 
     * where l - log-likelihood function.
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return  a vector of second derivative d2lds2= (d^2l)/(dsigma^2)
     */
    private ArrayRealVector d2lds2(final ArrayRealVector y) {

        double[] out = new double[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {

            //d2ldd2 <- -nu/(sigma^2)
            out[i] = -nuV.getEntry(i) / (sigmaV.getEntry(i) * sigmaV.getEntry(i));
        }
        muV = null;
        sigmaV = null;
        nuV = null;
        return new ArrayRealVector(out, false);
    }

    /** Second derivative d2ldn2= (d^2l)/(dnu^2), 
     * where l - log-likelihood function.
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return  a vector of second derivative d2ldn2= (d^2l)/(dnu^2)
     */
    private ArrayRealVector d2ldn2(final ArrayRealVector y) {

        double[] out = new double[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {

            //dlogc.dv <- (1/(2*nu^2))*(2*log(2)-digamma(1/nu)+3*digamma(3/nu))
            final double dlogcDv = (1 / (2 * nuV.getEntry(i) * nuV.getEntry(i))) * (2 * FastMath.log(2)
                    - Gamma.digamma(1 / nuV.getEntry(i)) + 3 * Gamma.digamma(3 / nuV.getEntry(i)));

            //p <- (1+nu)/nu 
            final double p = (1 + nuV.getEntry(i)) / nuV.getEntry(i);

            //part1 <- p*trigamma(p)+2*(digamma(p))^2
            final double part1 = p * Gamma.trigamma(p) + 2 * FastMath.pow(Gamma.digamma(p), 2);

            //part2 <- digamma(p)*(log(2)+3-3*digamma(3/nu)-nu)
            final double part2 = Gamma.digamma(p)
                    * (FastMath.log(2) + 3 - 3 * Gamma.digamma(3 / nuV.getEntry(i)) - nuV.getEntry(i));

            //part3 <- -3*(digamma(3/nu))*(1+log(2))    
            final double part3 = -3 * (Gamma.digamma(3 / nuV.getEntry(i))) * (1 + FastMath.log(2));

            //part4 <- -(nu+log(2))*log(2)
            final double part4 = -(nuV.getEntry(i) + FastMath.log(2)) * FastMath.log(2);

            //part5 <- -nu+(nu^4)*(dlogc.dv)^2
            final double part5 = -nuV.getEntry(i) + FastMath.pow(nuV.getEntry(i), 4) * dlogcDv * dlogcDv;

            //d2ldv2 <- part1+part2+part3+part4+part5
            out[i] = part1 + part2 + part3 + part4 + part5;

            //d2ldv2 <- -d2ldv2/nu^3  
            out[i] = -out[i] / (FastMath.pow(nuV.getEntry(i), 3));

            //d2ldv2 <- ifelse(d2ldv2 < -1e-15, d2ldv2,-1e-15)
            if (out[i] > -1e-15) {
                out[i] = -1e-15;
            }
        }
        muV = null;
        sigmaV = null;
        nuV = null;
        return new ArrayRealVector(out, false);
    }

    /** Calculates a second cross derivative of the likelihood 
     * function in respect to supplied distribution parameters.
     * @param whichDistParameter1 - first distribution parameter
     * @param whichDistParameter2 - second distribution parameter
     * @param y - vector of values of likelihood function 
     * @return  vector of second cross derivative of the likelihood
     */
    public final ArrayRealVector secondCrossDerivative(final int whichDistParameter1, final int whichDistParameter2,
            final ArrayRealVector y) {
        tempV = null;
        if (whichDistParameter1 == DistributionSettings.MU) {
            switch (whichDistParameter2) {
            case DistributionSettings.SIGMA:
                tempV = d2ldmds(y);
                break;
            case DistributionSettings.NU:
                tempV = d2ldmdn(y);
                break;
            default:
                System.err.println("Second derivative does not exist");
                return null;
            }
        }
        if (whichDistParameter1 == DistributionSettings.SIGMA) {
            switch (whichDistParameter2) {
            case DistributionSettings.NU:
                tempV = d2ldsdn(y);
                break;
            default:
                System.err.println("Second derivative does not exist");
                return null;
            }
        }
        return tempV;
    }

    /** Second cross derivative of likelihood function in 
     * respect to mu and sigma (d2ldmdd = d2l/dmu*dsigma).
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return  a vector of Second cross derivative
     */
    private ArrayRealVector d2ldmds(final ArrayRealVector y) {
        // d2ldmdd = function(y)  rep(0,length(y))
        return new ArrayRealVector(y.getDimension());
    }

    /** Second cross derivative of likelihood function
      * in respect to mu and nu (d2ldmdd = d2l/dmu*dnu).
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return  a vector of Second cross derivative
     */
    private ArrayRealVector d2ldmdn(final ArrayRealVector y) {
        //d2ldmdv = function(y)  rep(0,length(y)),
        return new ArrayRealVector(y.getDimension());
    }

    /** Second cross derivative of likelihood function 
     * in respect to sigma and nu (d2ldmdd = d2l/dsigma*dnu).
     * @param y - vector of values of response variable
     * @return  a vector of Second cross derivative
     */
    private ArrayRealVector d2ldsdn(final ArrayRealVector y) {

        ArrayRealVector sigmaT = distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.SIGMA);
        ArrayRealVector nuT = distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.NU);

        double[] out = new double[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {

            //d2ldddv = function(y,mu,sigma,nu) (1/(2*sigma))
            //*((3/nu)*(digamma(1/nu)-digamma(3/nu))+2+(2/nu))
            out[i] = (1 / (2 * sigmaT.getEntry(i))) * ((3 / nuT.getEntry(i))
                    * (Gamma.digamma(1 / nuT.getEntry(i)) - Gamma.digamma(3 / nuT.getEntry(i))) + 2
                    + (2 / nuT.getEntry(i)));
        }
        return new ArrayRealVector(out, false);
    }

    /** Computes the global Deviance Increament.
     * @param y - vector of response variable values
     * @return vector of global Deviance Increament values 
     */
    public final ArrayRealVector globalDevianceIncreament(final ArrayRealVector y) {
        //G.dev.incr  = function(y,mu,sigma,nu,tau,...)  
        //-2*dST3(y,mu,sigma,nu,tau,log=TRUE),
        size = y.getDimension();
        double[] out = new double[size];

        double[] muArr = distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.MU).getDataRef();
        double[] sigmaArr = distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.SIGMA).getDataRef();
        double[] nuArr = distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.NU).getDataRef();

        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {

            out[i] = (-2) * dPE(y.getEntry(i), muArr[i], sigmaArr[i], nuArr[i], Controls.LOG_LIKELIHOOD);
        }
        return new ArrayRealVector(out, false);
    }

    /** Computes the probability density function (PDF) of this 
     * distribution evaluated at the specified point x.
     * @param x - value of response variable
     * @param mu - value of mu distribution parameter
     * @param sigma - value of sigma distribution parameter
     * @param nu - value of nu distribution parameter
     * @param isLog  - logical, whether to take log of the function or not
     * @return value of probability density function
     */
    public final double dPE(final double x, final double mu, final double sigma, final double nu,
            final boolean isLog) {

        // {  if (any(sigma < 0))stop(paste("sigma must be positive",))
        if (sigma < 0) {
            System.err.println("sigma must be positive");
            return -1.0;
        }

        //if (any(nu < 0))  stop(paste("nu must be positive", "\n", ""))
        if (nu < 0) {
            System.err.println("nu must be positive");
            return -1.0;
        }

        //log.c <- 0.5*(-(2/nu)*log(2)+lgamma(1/nu)-lgamma(3/nu))
        final double logC = 0.5 * (-(2 / nu) * FastMath.log(2) + Gamma.logGamma(1 / nu) - Gamma.logGamma(3 / nu));

        //c <- exp(log.c)
        final double c = FastMath.exp(logC);

        //z <- (y-mu)/sigma
        final double z = (x - mu) / sigma;

        //log.lik <- -log(sigma)+log(nu)-log.c-(0.5
        //*(abs(z/c)^nu))-(1+(1/nu))*log(2)-lgamma(1/nu)
        double out = -FastMath.log(sigma) + FastMath.log(nu) - logC
                - (0.5 * (FastMath.pow(FastMath.abs(z / c), nu))) - (1 + (1 / nu)) * FastMath.log(2)
                - Gamma.logGamma(1 / nu);

        //if(log==FALSE) fy  <- exp(log.lik) else fy <- log.lik
        if (!isLog) {
            out = FastMath.exp(out);
        }
        return out;
    }

    /** dPE(x) launches dPE(x, mu, sigma, nu, isLog) with 
     *deafult mu=0, sigma=1, nu=2, log=FALSE.
     * @param x - vector of response variable values
     * @return vector of probability density function values
     */
    //dPE<-function(x, mu=0, sigma=1, nu=2, log=FALSE)
    public final double dPE(final double x) {
        return dPE(x, 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, false);
    }

    /** Computes the cumulative distribution 
     * function P(X <= q) for a random variable X .
     * whose values are distributed according to this distribution
     * @param q - value of quantile
     * @param mu - value of mu distribution parameter
     * @param sigma - value of sigma distribution parameter
     * @param nu - value of nu distribution parameter 
     * @param lowerTail - logical, if TRUE (default), probabilities
     *  are P[X <= x] otherwise, P[X > x].
     * @param isLog - logical, if TRUE, probabilities p are given as log(p)
     * @return value of cumulative probability function values P(X <= q)
     */
    public final double pPE(final double q, final double mu, final double sigma, final double nu,
            final boolean lowerTail, final boolean isLog) {

        // {  if (any(sigma < 0))stop(paste("sigma must be positive",))
        if (sigma < 0) {
            System.err.println("sigma must be positive");
            return -1.0;
        }

        //if (any(nu < 0))  stop(paste("nu must be positive", "\n", ""))
        if (nu < 0) {
            System.err.println("nu must be positive");
            return -1.0;
        }

        double out = 0;

        //ifelse(nu>10000, (q-(mu-sqrt(3)*sigma))/(sqrt(12)*sigma),cdf)
        if (nu > 10000) {
            out = (q - (mu - FastMath.sqrt(3) * sigma)) / (FastMath.sqrt(12) * sigma);
        } else {

            //log.c <- 0.5*(-(2/nu)*log(2)+lgamma(1/nu)-lgamma(3/nu))
            final double logC = 0.5
                    * (-(2 / nu) * FastMath.log(2) + Gamma.logGamma(1 / nu) - Gamma.logGamma(3 / nu));

            //c <- exp(log.c)
            final double c = FastMath.exp(logC);

            //z <- (y-mu)/sigma
            final double z = (q - mu) / sigma;

            //s <- 0.5*((abs(z/c))^nu)
            final double s = 0.5 * (FastMath.pow(FastMath.abs(z / c), nu));

            //cdf <- 0.5*(1+pgamma(s,shape=1/nu,scale=1)*sign(z))
            out = 0.5 * (1 + Gamma.regularizedGammaP(1 / nu, s) * FastMath.signum(z));
        }

        //if(lower.tail==TRUE) cdf  <- cdf else  cdf <- 1-cdf 
        //if(log.p==FALSE) cdf  <- cdf else  cdf <- log(cdf) 
        if (!lowerTail) {
            if (isLog) {
                out = FastMath.log(1 - out);
            } else {
                out = 1 - out;
            }
        } else if (isLog) {
            //if(log.p==FALSE) cdf  <- cdf else  cdf <- log(cdf)
            out = FastMath.log(out);
        }
        return out;
    }

    /**
     * pPE(q) launches pPE(q, mu, sigma, nu, isLog) 
     * with deafult mu=0, sigma=1, nu=2, lowerTail = TRUE, isLog=false.
     * @param q - quantile
     * @return value of cumulative probability function P(X <= q)
     */
    //pPE<- function(q, mu=0, sigma=1, nu=2, lower.tail = TRUE, log.p = FALSE)
    public final double pPE(final double q) {
        return pPE(q, 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, true, false);
    }

    /** Computes the quantile (inverse cumulative probability)
     *  function  of this distribution.
    * @param p - value of cumulative probability
    * @param mu -  value of mu distribution parameters
    * @param sigma -  value of sigma distribution parameters
    * @param nu -  value of nu distribution parameters 
    * @param lowerTail - logical; if TRUE (default), probabilities 
    * are P[X <= x] otherwise, P[X > x]
    * @param isLog - logical; if TRUE, probabilities p are given as log(p).
    * @return value of quantile function
    */
    public final double qPE(final double p, final double mu, final double sigma, final double nu,
            final boolean lowerTail, final boolean isLog) {

        // {  if (any(sigma < 0))stop(paste("sigma must be positive",))
        if (sigma < 0) {
            System.err.println("sigma must be positive");
            return -1.0;
        }

        //if (any(nu < 0))  stop(paste("nu must be positive", "\n", ""))
        if (nu < 0) {
            System.err.println("nu must be positive");
            return -1.0;
        }

        //if (log.p==TRUE) p <- exp(p) else p <- p
        double out = p;
        if (isLog) {

            //if (lower.tail==TRUE) p <- p else p <- 1-p
            if (!lowerTail) {

                out = 1 - FastMath.exp(out);
                //out = FastMath.exp(1 -out);
            } else {

                out = FastMath.exp(out);
            }
        } else if (!lowerTail) {

            out = 1 - out;
        }

        //if (any(p < 0)|any(p > 1))  
        //stop(paste("p must be between 0 and 1", "\n", "")
        if (out < 0 || out > 1) {
            System.err.println("p must be between 0 and 1");
            return -1.0;
        }

        //log.c <- 0.5*(-(2/nu)*log(2)+lgamma(1/nu)-lgamma(3/nu))
        final double logC = 0.5 * (-(2 / nu) * FastMath.log(2) + Gamma.logGamma(1 / nu) - Gamma.logGamma(3 / nu));

        //c <- exp(log.c)
        final double c = FastMath.exp(logC);

        //suppressWarnings(
        //s <- qgamma((2*p-1)*sign(p-0.5),shape=(1/nu),scale=1))
        gammaDistr.setDistrParameters(1 / nu, 1.0);
        final double s = gammaDistr.inverseCumulativeProbability((2 * out - 1) * FastMath.signum(out - 0.5));

        //z <- sign(p-0.5)*((2*s)^(1/nu))*c
        final double z = FastMath.signum(out - 0.5) * (FastMath.pow((2 * s), (1 / nu))) * c;

        //ya <- mu + sigma*z 
        out = mu + sigma * z;

        return out;
    }

    /**
    * qPE(p) launches qPE(p, mu, sigma, nu, isLog)
    *  with deafult mu=0, sigma=1, nu=2.
    * lowerTail = true, isLof=false
    * @param p - value of cumulative probability 
    * @return quantile
    */
    //qPE<- function(p, mu=0, sigma=1, nu=2, lower.tail = TRUE, log.p = FALSE)
    private final double qPE(final double p) {
        return qPE(p, 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, true, false);
    }

    /** Generates a random sample from this distribution.
     * @param mu -  vector of mu distribution parameters values
     * @param sigma -  vector of sigma distribution parameters values
     * @param nu -  vector of nu distribution parameters values
     * @param uDist -  object of UniformRealDistribution class;
     * @return random sample vector
     */
    public final double rPE(final double mu, final double sigma, final double nu,
            final UniformRealDistribution uDist) {

        // {if (any(sigma <= 0))stop(paste("sigma must be positive"))
        if (sigma <= 0) {
            System.err.println("sigma must be positive");
            return -1.0;
        }
        //if (any(nu <= 0))  stop(paste("nu must be positive", "\n", ""))
        if (nu <= 0) {
            System.err.println("nu must be positive");
            return -1.0;
        }

        //r <- qPE(p,mu=mu,sigma=sigma,nu=nu)
        return qPE(uDist.sample(), mu, sigma, nu, true, false);
    }

    /**
    * rPE(n) launches rPE(n, mu, sigma, nu)
    *  with deafult mu=0, sigma=1, nu=2.
     * @param uDist -  object of UniformRealDistribution class;
     * @return random sample value
    */
    //rPE <- function(n, mu=0, sigma=1, nu=2)
    private final double rPE(final UniformRealDistribution uDist) {
        return rPE(0.0, 1.0, 2.0, uDist);
    }

    /**
    * Checks whether the mu distribution parameter is valid.
    * @param y - vector of response variavbles
    * @return - boolean
    */
    public final boolean isYvalid(final ArrayRealVector y) {
        return true;
    }

    /** Checks whether entries of ArrayRealVectors 
     * of distribution parameters are valid.
    * @param whichDistParameter - distribution parameter
      @return Hashtable of booleans
     */
    public final boolean areDistributionParametersValid(final int whichDistParameter) {
        boolean tempB = false;
        switch (whichDistParameter) {
        case DistributionSettings.MU:
            tempB = isMuValid(distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.MU));
            break;
        case DistributionSettings.SIGMA:
            tempB = isSigmaValid(distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.SIGMA));
            break;
        case DistributionSettings.NU:
            tempB = isNuValid(distributionParameters.get(DistributionSettings.NU));
            break;
        default:
            System.out.println("The specific distribution parameter" + " does not exist for this distribution");
        }
        return tempB;
    }

    /**
    * Checks whether the mu distribution parameter is valid.
    * @param mu - vector of mu (mean) values
    * @return - boolean
    */
    private boolean isMuValid(final ArrayRealVector mu) {
        //mu.valid = function(mu) TRUE,
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the sigma distribution parameter is valid.
     * @param sigma - vector of sigma (standard deviation) values
     * @return - - boolean
     */
    private boolean isSigmaValid(final ArrayRealVector sigma) {
        return sigma.getMinValue() > 0;
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the nu distribution parameter is valid.
     * @param nu - vector of nu values
     * @return - - boolean
     */
    private boolean isNuValid(final ArrayRealVector nu) {
        return nu.getMinValue() > 0;
    }

    /**
     * Get number of distribution parameters.
     * @return number of distribution parameters
     */
    public final int getNumberOfDistribtionParameters() {
        return numDistPar;
    }

    /**
     * Get type of distributuion (Continuous, Discrete or Mixed).
     * @return type of distributuion
     */
    public final int getTypeOfDistribution() {
        return DistributionSettings.CONTINUOUS;
    }

    /**
     * Get distribution name.
     * @return distribution name.
     */
    public final int getFamilyOfDistribution() {
        return DistributionSettings.PE;
    }

    /**
     * Set distribution parsameters.
     * @param whichDistParameter - the fitting distribution parameter
     * @param fvDistributionParameter - vector of values of 
     * fitting distribution parameter
     */
    public final void setDistributionParameter(final int whichDistParameter,
            final ArrayRealVector fvDistributionParameter) {
        this.distributionParameters.put(whichDistParameter, fvDistributionParameter);
    }

    /**
     * Get distribution parsameters.
     * @param whichDistParameter - distribution parameter
     * @return - vector of distribution parameter values
     */
    public final ArrayRealVector getDistributionParameter(final int whichDistParameter) {
        return this.distributionParameters.get(whichDistParameter);
    }

    /** Get the link function type of the current distribution parameter.
     * @param whichDistParameter - distribution parameter
     * @return link function type
     */
    public final int getDistributionParameterLink(final int whichDistParameter) {
        return distributionParameterLink.get(whichDistParameter);
    }
}