Noncentral F Distribution Percent Point
Find the percent point (quantile) F value of the noncentral F distribution from probability p, degrees of freedom d1 and d2, and noncentrality lambda. Supports lower and upper methods with PDF and CDF charts.
Input
Find the percent point (quantile) F value of the noncentral F distribution that corresponds to a given probability p, useful for power analysis and related tasks.
A value greater than 0 and less than 1, for example 0.95
Whether p is treated as the lower or the upper probability
Degrees of freedom of the numerator (positive)
Degrees of freedom of the denominator (positive)
A value of 0 or greater. When 0 it reduces to the ordinary F distribution
Result
Percent point for p=0.95, d1=5, d2=10, lambda=4
5.7575128
Numerator df d1
5
Denominator df d2
10
Noncentrality lambda
4
Input probability p
0.95
Lower probability
0.95
Upper probability
0.05
Density PDF
0.02444541
Mean
2.25
Variance
3.85416667
Probability density function PDF
Cumulative distribution function CDF
How it works
- The cumulative distribution function of the noncentral F distribution is a Poisson weighted mixture of central F distributions. The weights follow a Poisson distribution with mean equal to half of the noncentrality lambda, and each term is evaluated with the regularized incomplete beta function.
- The F value satisfying the given probability p is found by bisection because the cumulative distribution function increases monotonically. The lower method returns the F value whose lower probability equals p, while the upper method returns the one whose upper probability equals p.
- The mean is d2(d1+lambda)/(d1(d2-2)) when the denominator degrees of freedom exceed 2, and the variance is defined only when the denominator degrees of freedom exceed 4.
- When the noncentrality lambda is 0, the result matches the percent point of the ordinary central F distribution.
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Noncentral F Distribution Percent Point