function [ p, e ] = qsimvnv( m, r, a, b ) % % [ P E ] = QSIMVNV( M, R, A, B ) % uses a randomized quasi-random rule with m points to estimate an % MVN probability for positive definite covariance matrix r, % with lower integration limit column vector a and upper % integration limit column vector b. % Probability p is output with error estimate e. % Example usage: % >> r = [4 3 2 1;3 5 -1 1;2 -1 4 2;1 1 2 5]; % >> a = -inf*[1 1 1 1 ]'; b = [ 1 2 3 4 ]'; % >> [ p e ] = qsimvnv( 5000, r, a, b ); disp([ p e ]) % % This function uses an algorithm given in the paper % "Numerical Computation of Multivariate Normal Probabilities", in % J. of Computational and Graphical Stat., 1(1992), pp. 141-149, by % Alan Genz, WSU Math, PO Box 643113, Pullman, WA 99164-3113 % Email : alangenz@wsu.edu % The primary references for the numerical integration are % "On a Number-Theoretical Integration Method" % H. Niederreiter, Aequationes Mathematicae, 8(1972), pp. 304-11, and % "Randomization of Number Theoretic Methods for Multiple Integration" % R. Cranley and T.N.L. Patterson, SIAM J Numer Anal, 13(1976), pp. 904-14. % % Alan Genz is the author of this function and following Matlab functions. % % Initialization % [n, n] = size(r); [ ch as bs ] = chlrdr( r, a, b ); ct = ch(1,1); ai = as(1); bi = bs(1); if ai > -9*ct, if ai < 9*ct, c = phi(ai/ct); else, c=1; end, else c=0; end if bi > -9*ct, if bi < 9*ct, d = phi(bi/ct); else, d=1; end, else d=0; end ci = c; dci = d - ci; p = 0; e = 0; ns = 12; nv = fix( max( [ m/ns 1 ] ) ); %q = 2.^( [1:n-1]'/n) ; % Niederreiter point set generators ps = sqrt(primes(5*n*log(n+1)/4)); q = ps(1:n-1)'; % Richtmyer generators % % Randomization loop for ns samples % for i = 1 : ns % periodizing transformation xx(:,1:nv) = abs( 2*mod( q*[1:nv] + rand( n-1, 1 )*ones(1,nv), 1 ) - 1 ); vp = mvndns( n, nv, ch, ci, dci, xx, as, bs ); d = ( mean(vp) - p )/i; p = p + d; e = ( i - 2 )*e/i + d^2; end % e = 3*sqrt(e); % error estimate is 3 x standard error with ns samples. return % % end qsimvn % function p = mvndns( n, nv, ch, ci, dci, x, a, b ) % % Transformed integrand for computation of MVN probabilities. % y = zeros(n-1,nv); c = ci*ones(1,nv); dc = dci*ones(1,nv); p = dc; for i = 2 : n y(i-1,:) = phinv( c + x(i-1,:).*dc ); s = ch(i,1:i-1)*y(1:i-1,:); ct = ch(i,i)*ones(1,nv); ai = a(i) - s; bi = b(i) - s; c = ones( 1, nv ); d = c; c( find( ai <= -9*ct ) ) = 0; d( find( bi <= -9*ct ) ) = 0; tstl = find( ai > -9*ct & ai < 9*ct ); c(tstl) = phi( ai(tstl)./ct(tstl) ); tstl = find( bi > -9*ct & bi < 9*ct ); d(tstl) = phi( bi(tstl)./ct(tstl) ); dc = d - c; p = p.*dc; end return % % end mvndns % function [ c, ap, bp ] = chlrdr( R, a, b ) % % Computes permuted lower Cholesky factor c for R which may be singular, % also permuting integration limit vectors a and b. % ep = 1e-10; % singularity tolerance; % [n,n] = size(R); c = R; ap = a; bp = b; d = sqrt(max(diag(c),0)); for i = 1 : n if d(i) > 0 c(:,i) = c(:,i)/d(i); c(i,:) = c(i,:)/d(i); ap(i) = ap(i)/d(i); bp(i) = bp(i)/d(i); end end y = zeros(n,1); sqtp = sqrt(2*pi); for k = 1 : n im = k; ckk = 0; dem = 1; s = 0; for i = k : n if c(i,i) > eps cii = sqrt( max( [c(i,i) 0] ) ); if i > 1, s = c(i,1:k-1)*y(1:k-1); end ai = ( ap(i)-s )/cii; bi = ( bp(i)-s )/cii; de = phi(bi) - phi(ai); if de <= dem, ckk = cii; dem = de; am = ai; bm = bi; im = i; end end end if im > k tv = ap(im); ap(im) = ap(k); ap(k) = tv; tv = bp(im); bp(im) = bp(k); bp(k) = tv; c(im,im) = c(k,k); t = c(im,1:k-1); c(im,1:k-1) = c(k,1:k-1); c(k,1:k-1) = t; t = c(im+1:n,im); c(im+1:n,im) = c(im+1:n,k); c(im+1:n,k) = t; t = c(k+1:im-1,k); c(k+1:im-1,k) = c(im,k+1:im-1)'; c(im,k+1:im-1) = t'; end, c(k,k+1:n) = 0; if ckk > ep*k^2 c(k,k) = ckk; for i = k+1 : n c(i,k) = c(i,k)/ckk; c(i,k+1:i) = c(i,k+1:i) - c(i,k)*c(k+1:i,k)'; end if abs(dem) > ep y(k) = ( exp( -am^2/2 ) - exp( -bm^2/2 ) )/( sqtp*dem ); else if am < -10 y(k) = bm; elseif bm > 10 y(k) = am; else y(k) = ( am + bm )/2; end end else c(k:n,k) = 0; y(k) = 0; end end return % % end chlrdr % function p = phi(z) % % Standard statistical normal distribution % p = erfc( -z/sqrt(2) )/2; return % % end phi % function z = phinv(w) % % Standard statistical inverse normal distribution % z = -sqrt(2)*erfcinv( 2*w ); return % % end phinv