npm package: @stdlib/stats-base-dists-uniform
Description: Uniform distribution.
Author: The Stdlib Authors
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# Continuous Uniform

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> Continuous uniform distribution.

<section class="installation">

## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-uniform
```

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<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var uniform = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-uniform' );
```

#### uniform

Continuous uniform distribution.

```javascript
var dist = uniform;
// returns {...}
```

The namespace contains the following distribution functions:

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-   <span class="signature">[`cdf( x, a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/cdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution cumulative distribution function.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`logcdf( x, a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/logcdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution logarithm of cumulative distribution function.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`logpdf( x, a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/logpdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution logarithm of probability density function (PDF).</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`mgf( t, a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/mgf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution moment-generating function (MGF).</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`pdf( x, a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/pdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution probability density function (PDF).</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`quantile( p, a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/quantile]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution quantile function.</span>

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The namespace contains the following functions for calculating distribution properties:

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-   <span class="signature">[`entropy( a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/entropy]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution differential entropy.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`kurtosis( a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/kurtosis]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution excess kurtosis.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`mean( a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/mean]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution expected value.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`median( a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/median]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution median.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`skewness( a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/skewness]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution skewness.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`stdev( a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/stdev]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution standard deviation.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`variance( a, b )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/variance]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution variance.</span>

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The namespace contains a constructor function for creating a [continuous uniform][uniform-distribution] distribution object.

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-   <span class="signature">[`Uniform( [a, b] )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/ctor]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">uniform distribution constructor.</span>

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```javascript
var Uniform = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-uniform' ).Uniform;

var dist = new Uniform( 2.0, 4.0 );

var y = dist.cdf( 2.5 );
// returns 0.25
```

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<section class="examples">

## Examples

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```javascript
var uniform = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-uniform' );

/*
Let's consider an example where we are modeling the arrival times of guests
at a reception event that runs from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, where each arrival
within this 2-hour window is equally likely. We can model this scenario using a
continuous  uniform distribution with a minimum value of 0 (6:00 PM) and
a maximum value of 120 (8:00 PM).
*/

var min = 0.0; // 6:00 PM is 0 minutes after 6:00 PM.
var max = 120.0; // 8:00 PM is 120 minutes after 6:00 PM.

var mean = uniform.mean( min, max );
// returns 60.0

var variance = uniform.variance( min, max );
// returns 1200.0

var stdDev = uniform.stdev( min, max );
// returns ~34.641

var entropy = uniform.entropy( min, max );
// returns ~4.787

// Probability of arrival within 30 minutes after 6:00 PM:
var p = uniform.cdf( 30, min, max );
// returns 0.25

// Evaluate the PDF at 30 minutes after 6:00 PM:
var pdf = uniform.pdf( 30, min, max );
// returns ~0.0083
```

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