Math functions for statistics - a draft TR2 proposal.
As promised recently, I am presenting a draft of proposals for math functions which are needed for even most elementary statistics. I have been encouraged to submit this to both the C and C++ Standard Library groups at the same time. (They seem to speaking more than in the past). These are additions to the list drawn up by Walter Brown accepted into TR-1. The style and format follows his closely even though there were some opposition to them from the C++ community. However I think we have to accept that C and C++ compatibility are valued more than C++ 'ideality', and not try to re-open this area of dissent. The draft has been uploaded to the files area in a new folder Math Functions as "More Mathematical Functions.pdf" 220 kb. I'd be grateful if some CVS whizz would copy it to the sandbox as I know that many are unable to access the fiels section. It would be useful to have comments on 1 Typographical mistakes. 2 Mathematical mistakes (prepared by someone with seriously rusty math!). 3 The choice of functions espcially if there are any your feel strongly are missing, or are not needed (say why). 4 The choice of names. Clarity is preferred to curtness. 5 The choice of names for derivatives like the inverse and complement. I have added suffixes _inc and _c (or _com?). ( for C there will be suffixes f and l for the float and long double versions). Thanks. Paul PS I am on holiday for two weeks and will not respond to your observations until July. Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539 561830 +44 7714 330204 mailto: pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
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As promised recently, I am presenting a draft of proposals for math functions which are needed for even most elementary statistics.
I have been encouraged to submit this to both the C and C++ Standard Library groups at the same time. (They seem to speaking more than in the past).
These are additions to the list drawn up by Walter Brown accepted into TR-1. The style and format follows his closely even though there were some opposition to them from the C++ community. However I think we have to accept that C and C++ compatibility are valued more than C++ 'ideality', and not try to re-open this area of dissent.
The draft has been uploaded to the files area in a new folder Math Functions as "More Mathematical Functions.pdf" 220 kb.
I'd be grateful if some CVS whizz would copy it to the sandbox as I know that many are unable to access the fiels section. [snip]
Hass this draft public accessibility and if so: How do I get it?? Daniel
From the Boost.org files area.
I will also post it to comp.c++.std soon. Paul PS PLEASE will someone with Sandbox CVS access copy the pdf file somewhere sensible and post a link. Many thanks. | -----Original Message----- | From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org | [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Krügler | Sent: 17 June 2004 14:56 | To: boost@lists.boost.org | Subject: [boost] Re: Math functions for statistics - a draft | TR2 proposal. | | | | Paul A Bristow schrieb: | > As promised recently, I am presenting a draft of proposals for math | > functions which are needed for even most elementary statistics. | > | > I have been encouraged to submit this to both the C and C++ | Standard Library | > groups at the same time. (They seem to speaking more than | in the past). | > | > These are additions to the list drawn up by Walter Brown | accepted into TR-1. | > The style and format follows his closely even though there were some | > opposition to them from the C++ community. However I think | we have to | > accept that C and C++ compatibility are valued more than | C++ 'ideality', and | > not try to re-open this area of dissent. | > | > The draft has been uploaded to the files area in a new | folder Math Functions | > as "More Mathematical Functions.pdf" 220 kb. | > | > I'd be grateful if some CVS whizz would copy it to the | sandbox as I know | > that many are unable to access the fiels section. | [snip] | | Hass this draft public accessibility and if so: How do I get it?? | | Daniel | | | _______________________________________________ | Unsubscribe & other changes: | http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost |
| -----Original Message----- | From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org | [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Paul A Bristow | Sent: 12 June 2004 18:42 | To: Boost | Subject: [boost] Math functions for statistics - a draft TR2 proposal. | | As promised recently, I am presenting a draft of proposals for math | functions which are needed for even most elementary statistics. | | I have been encouraged to submit this to both the C and C++ | Standard Library | groups at the same time. (They seem to speaking more than in | the past). | | These are additions to the list drawn up by Walter Brown | accepted into TR-1. | The style and format follows his closely even though there were some | opposition to them from the C++ community. However I think we have to | accept that C and C++ compatibility are valued more than C++ | 'ideality', and not try to re-open this area of dissent. | The draft has also been uploaded to my own web site http://www.hetp.u-net.com/public/moremathfunctions.pdf aka http://tinyurl.com/45xk3 220 kb. (in addition to the Boost files area and Boost sandbox because these may be inconvenient to access for some) | It would be useful to have comments on | | 1 Typographical mistakes. | 2 Mathematical mistakes (prepared by someone with seriously | rusty math!). | 3 The choice of functions espcially if there are any your | feel strongly are | missing, or are not needed (say why). | 4 The choice of names. Clarity is preferred to curtness. | 5 The choice of names for derivatives like the inverse and | complement. I | have added suffixes _inc and _c (or _com?). | ( for C there will be suffixes f and l for the float and long double | versions). | | Thanks. | | Paul | Paul A Bristow | Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB | +44 1539 561830 +44 7714 330204 | mailto: pbristow@hetp.u-net.com | | _______________________________________________ | Unsubscribe & other changes: | http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost | |
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