SampleMeanEstimator

java.lang.Object
- de.uka.ipd.sdq.statistics.estimation.SampleMeanEstimator

All Implemented Interfaces:: IConfidenceEstimator, IPointEstimator

public class SampleMeanEstimator
extends Object
implements IPointEstimator, IConfidenceEstimator

Estimator for the sample mean.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SampleMeanEstimator()

SampleMeanEstimator(IContinousPDFFactory pdfFactory)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ConfidenceInterval`	`estimateConfidence(List<Double> samples, double level)`	Estimates the confidence interval.
`double`	`estimatePoint(List<Double> samples)`	Conducts a point estimation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SampleMeanEstimator
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public SampleMeanEstimator()
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  - SampleMeanEstimator
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public SampleMeanEstimator(IContinousPDFFactory pdfFactory)
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- Method Detail
  - estimateConfidence
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public ConfidenceInterval estimateConfidence(List<Double> samples,
                                             double level)
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    Description copied from interface: IConfidenceEstimator
    
    Estimates the confidence interval.
    
    Specified by:
    
    estimateConfidence in interface IConfidenceEstimator
    
    Parameters:
    
    samples - the values for which a confidence interval is to be estimated.
    
    level - the confidence level. Use values between 0 and 1. For instance use 0.95 to estimate the 95% confidence interval.
    
    Returns:
  - estimatePoint
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public double estimatePoint(List<Double> samples)
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    Description copied from interface: IPointEstimator
    
    Conducts a point estimation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    estimatePoint in interface IPointEstimator
    
    Parameters:
    
    samples - the values for which a specific point is to be estimated.
    
    Returns: