Minor precision loss in NonCentralBeta.density(0.8, 0.5, 5, 1000, false)

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#13 Minor precision loss in NonCentralBeta.density(0.8, 0.5, 5, 1000, false)

Milestone: 1.0

Status: open

Owner: Roby Joehanes

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Updated: 2026-08-25

Created: 2014-01-08

Creator: Roby Joehanes

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NonCentralBeta.density(0.8, 0.5, 5, 1000, false)
JDistlib (v0.1.3) gave: 3.00185230890781400e-35
R (v3.0.2) gave : 3.001852308908624616864e-35

Might be related to the long double issue.

Discussion

Roby Joehanes - 2026-08-25

Has been mitigated a lot by v0.5.0. The error is to the order of 1.43e-14 now.

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