Mdcxprobab.cxx File Reference

#include "MdcxReco/Mdcxprobab.h"
#include <math.h>

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Functions
float	Mdcxprobab (int &ndof, float &chisq)

Function Documentation

Mdcxprobab()

float Mdcxprobab ( int & ndof, float & chisq )

extern

Definition at line 4 of file Mdcxprobab.cxx.

                                                   {
 
  // constants
  static float srtopi = 2.0 / sqrt( 2.0 * M_PI );
  static float upl    = 100.0; // FIXME
 
  float prob = 0.0;
  if ( ndof <= 0 ) return prob;
  if ( chisq < 0.0 ) return prob;
  if ( ndof <= 60 )
  {
    // full treatment
    if ( chisq > upl ) return prob;
    float sum  = exp( -0.5 * chisq );
    float term = sum;
 
    int m = ndof / 2;
    if ( 2 * m == ndof )
    {
      if ( m == 1 ) return sum;
      for ( int i = 2; i <= m; i++ )
      {
        term = 0.5 * term * chisq / ( i - 1 );
        sum += term;
      } //(int i=2; i<=m)
      return sum;
      // even
    }
    else
    {
      // odd
      float srty = sqrt( chisq );
      float temp = srty / M_SQRT2;
      prob       = erfc( temp );
      if ( ndof == 1 ) return prob;
      if ( ndof == 3 ) return ( srtopi * srty * sum + prob );
      m--;
      for ( int i = 1; i <= m; i++ )
      {
        term = term * chisq / ( 2 * i + 1 );
        sum += term;
      } //(int i=1; i<=m; i++)
      return ( srtopi * srty * sum + prob );
 
    } //(2*m==ndof)
  }
  else
  {
    // asymtotic Gaussian approx
    float srty = sqrt( chisq ) - sqrt( ndof - 0.5 );
    if ( srty < 12.0 ) prob = 0.5 * erfc( srty );
    return prob;
 
  } // ndof<30
 
  // cannot reach following line; warning on OSF; so comment it out
  // return prob;
} // endof Mdcxprobab

Referenced by MdcxCosmicSewer::execute(), MdcxFittedHel::Grow(), MdcxFittedHel::IterateFit(), and MdcxFindTracks::process().