From b345aa99c18edbdb2d338f325389b771913a64d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brent Worden <brentworden@apache.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 13:55:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Removed dependency on DistributionFactory.  Added settable
 normal distribution field.

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jakarta/commons/proper/math/trunk@545184 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
---
 .../distribution/PoissonDistributionImpl.java | 34 ++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/distribution/PoissonDistributionImpl.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/distribution/PoissonDistributionImpl.java
index 39131edd0..898d16ec0 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/distribution/PoissonDistributionImpl.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/distribution/PoissonDistributionImpl.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public class PoissonDistributionImpl extends AbstractIntegerDistribution
     /** Serializable version identifier */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -3349935121172596109L;
     
+    private NormalDistribution normal;
+    
     /**
      * Holds the Poisson mean for the distribution.
      */
@@ -47,7 +49,22 @@ public class PoissonDistributionImpl extends AbstractIntegerDistribution
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if p &le; 0
      */
     public PoissonDistributionImpl(double p) {
+        this(p, new NormalDistributionImpl());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new Poisson distribution with the given the mean.
+     * The mean value must be positive; otherwise an 
+     * <code>IllegalArgument</code> is thrown.
+     * 
+     * @param p the Poisson mean
+     * @param z a normal distribution used to compute normal approximations.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if p &le; 0
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    public PoissonDistributionImpl(double p, NormalDistribution z) {
         super();
+        setNormal(z);
         setMean(p);
     }
 
@@ -74,6 +91,8 @@ public class PoissonDistributionImpl extends AbstractIntegerDistribution
                     "The Poisson mean must be positive");
         }
         this.mean = p;
+        normal.setMean(p);
+        normal.setStandardDeviation(Math.sqrt(p));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -122,10 +141,6 @@ public class PoissonDistributionImpl extends AbstractIntegerDistribution
      * @throws MathException if an error occurs computing the normal approximation
      */
     public double normalApproximateProbability(int x) throws MathException {
-        NormalDistribution normal = DistributionFactory.newInstance()
-                .createNormalDistribution(getMean(),
-                        Math.sqrt(getMean()));
-
         // calculate the probability using half-correction
         return normal.cumulativeProbability(x + 0.5);
     }
@@ -154,4 +169,15 @@ public class PoissonDistributionImpl extends AbstractIntegerDistribution
         return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Modify the normal distribution used to compute normal approximations.
+     * The caller is responsible for insuring the normal distribution has the
+     * proper parameter settings.
+     * @param value the new distribution
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    public void setNormal(NormalDistribution value) {
+        normal = value;
+    }
+    
 }
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