>I am trying to write some code which will churn
>out a set of values representing the cumulative
>density function of the Student t-distribution,
>for a given probability and range of DFs.
>
>Can anyone tell me what I should be trying to
>code?
>
>I can find dozens of tables which list the values
>I want, and dozens of applets which generate the
>values I want, but I need an algorithm which will
>allow me to generate these values on the fly,
>given the user's "certainty".
>
>I need to know which "X value" corresponds to
>given "area under the t-distribution".
>
>Any pointers to papers or URLs, would be much
>appreciated.
What you are looking for, turns out to be a finite sum of trigonometric
functions.
They can be found e.g. in the Johnson & Kotz books on "Distributions."
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