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19 package ubic.basecode.math.distribution;
20
21 /**
22 * An interface that describes objects that can produce probabilities according to some distribution.
23 *
24 * @author pavlidis
25 *
26 */
27 public interface ProbabilityComputer {
28
29 /**
30 * Return the probability associated with a certain value.The upper tail of the associated distribution is returned.
31 *
32 * @param value
33 * @return
34 */
35 public double probability( double value );
36
37 /**
38 * Return the probability associated with a certain value, with choice of tail.
39 *
40 * @param value
41 * @param upperTail
42 * @return
43 */
44 public double probability( double value, boolean upperTail );
45
46 }