Re: [ROOT] TH1::GetQuantiles()

From: Eddy Offermann (eddy@rentec.com)
Date: Fri Jun 28 2002 - 19:49:10 MEST

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Hi,

Well for historical reasons the check is still there.
It should be taken out.

Eddy

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> Hello,
> 
> I am puzzled by TH1::GetQuantiles():  Why is it not possible to call this
> method with nprobSum=1?  e.g.
> 
>   TH1F *pH = ...
>      .
>      .
>      .
>   Double_t quantile,prob;
>   prob=.95
>   pH->GetQuantiles(1,&quantile,&prob)
> 
> Alternatively, perhaps a new method could be added to TH1 for retrieving a
> single quantile:
> 
>   virtual Double_t GetQuantile(Double_t probSum)
> 
> 
> Ed Oltman
> 
> 

Eddy A.J.M. Offermann
Renaissance Technologies Corp.
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