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ProFit (version 1.3.3)

profitParseLikefunc: Check various allowed names for likelihoods

Description

A simple convenience function. Probably not useful to the user, but used by multiple functions so it should not be hidden.

Usage

profitParseLikefunc(funcname)

Arguments

funcname

The allowed generic names for various functions. See Details.

Value

If input is "norm" or "normal" returns "norm" If input is "chi-sq" or "chi-sq" returns "chisq" If input is "student-t", "t" or "student" returns "t" If input is "pois", "poisson", "cash" or "c" returns "pois"

Details

The Normal distribution can be called "norm" or "normal" The Chi-Squared distribution can be called "chisq" or "chi-sq" The Student-T distribution can be called "student-t", "t" or "student" The Poisson distribution can be called "pois", "poisson", "cash" or "c"

Examples

Run this code
# NOT RUN {
profitParseLikefunc("normal")
profitParseLikefunc("chi-sq")
profitParseLikefunc("student")
profitParseLikefunc("cash")
# }

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