root/library/bdm/stat/exp_family.h @ 665

/*!
  \file
  \brief Probability distributions for Exponential Family models.
  \author Vaclav Smidl.

  -----------------------------------
  BDM++ - C++ library for Bayesian Decision Making under Uncertainty

  Using IT++ for numerical operations
  -----------------------------------
*/

#ifndef EF_H
#define EF_H


#include "../shared_ptr.h"
#include "../base/bdmbase.h"
#include "../math/chmat.h"

namespace bdm
{


//! Global Uniform_RNG
extern Uniform_RNG UniRNG;
//! Global Normal_RNG
extern Normal_RNG NorRNG;
//! Global Gamma_RNG
extern Gamma_RNG GamRNG;

/*!
* \brief General conjugate exponential family posterior density.

* More?...
*/

class eEF : public epdf
{
        public:
//      eEF() :epdf() {};
                //! default constructor
                eEF () : epdf () {};
                //! logarithm of the normalizing constant, \f$\mathcal{I}\f$
                virtual double lognc() const = 0;

                //!Evaluate normalized log-probability
                virtual double evallog_nn (const vec &val) const {
                        bdm_error ("Not implemented");
                        return 0.0;
                }

                //!Evaluate normalized log-probability
                virtual double evallog (const vec &val) const {
                        double tmp;
                        tmp = evallog_nn (val) - lognc();
                        return tmp;
                }
                //!Evaluate normalized log-probability for many samples
                virtual vec evallog_m (const mat &Val) const {
                        vec x (Val.cols());
                        for (int i = 0;i < Val.cols();i++) {x (i) = evallog_nn (Val.get_col (i)) ;}
                        return x -lognc();
                }
                //!Evaluate normalized log-probability for many samples
                virtual vec evallog_m (const Array<vec> &Val) const {
                        vec x (Val.length());
                        for (int i = 0;i < Val.length();i++) {x (i) = evallog_nn (Val (i)) ;}
                        return x -lognc();
                }

                //!Power of the density, used e.g. to flatten the density
                virtual void pow (double p) {
                        bdm_error ("Not implemented");
                }
};


//! Estimator for Exponential family
class BMEF : public BM
{
        protected:
                //! forgetting factor
                double frg;
                //! cached value of lognc() in the previous step (used in evaluation of \c ll )
                double last_lognc;
        public:
                //! Default constructor (=empty constructor)
                BMEF (double frg0 = 1.0) : BM (), frg (frg0) {}
                //! Copy constructor
                BMEF (const BMEF &B) : BM (B), frg (B.frg), last_lognc (B.last_lognc) {}
                //!get statistics from another model
                virtual void set_statistics (const BMEF* BM0) {
                        bdm_error ("Not implemented");
                }

                //! Weighted update of sufficient statistics (Bayes rule)
                virtual void bayes (const vec &data, const double w) {};
                //original Bayes
                void bayes (const vec &dt);

                //!Flatten the posterior according to the given BMEF (of the same type!)
                virtual void flatten (const BMEF * B) {
                        bdm_error ("Not implemented");
                }

                BMEF* _copy_ () const {
                        bdm_error ("function _copy_ not implemented for this BM");
                        return NULL;
                }
};

template<class sq_T, template <typename> class TEpdf>
class mlnorm;

/*!
* \brief Gaussian density with positive definite (decomposed) covariance matrix.

* More?...
*/
template<class sq_T>
class enorm : public eEF
{
        protected:
                //! mean value
                vec mu;
                //! Covariance matrix in decomposed form
                sq_T R;
        public:
                //!\name Constructors
                //!@{

                enorm () : eEF (), mu (), R () {};
                enorm (const vec &mu, const sq_T &R) {set_parameters (mu, R);}
                void set_parameters (const vec &mu, const sq_T &R);
                /*! Create Normal density
                \f[ f(rv) = N(\mu, R) \f]
                from structure
                \code
                class = 'enorm<ldmat>', (OR) 'enorm<chmat>', (OR) 'enorm<fsqmat>';
                mu    = [];                  // mean value
                R     = [];                  // variance, square matrix of appropriate dimension
                \endcode
                */
                void from_setting (const Setting &root);
                void validate() {
                        bdm_assert (mu.length() == R.rows(), "mu and R parameters do not match");
                        dim = mu.length();
                }
                //!@}

                //! \name Mathematical operations
                //!@{

                //! dupdate in exponential form (not really handy)
                void dupdate (mat &v, double nu = 1.0);

                vec sample() const;

                double evallog_nn (const vec &val) const;
                double lognc () const;
                vec mean() const {return mu;}
                vec variance() const {return diag (R.to_mat());}
//      mlnorm<sq_T>* condition ( const RV &rvn ) const ; <=========== fails to cmpile. Why?
                shared_ptr<mpdf> condition ( const RV &rvn ) const;

                // target not typed to mlnorm<sq_T, enorm<sq_T> > &
                // because that doesn't compile (perhaps because we
                // haven't finished defining enorm yet), but the type
                // is required
                void condition ( const RV &rvn, mpdf &target ) const;

                shared_ptr<epdf> marginal (const RV &rvn ) const;
                void marginal ( const RV &rvn, enorm<sq_T> &target ) const;
                //!@}

                //! \name Access to attributes
                //!@{

                vec& _mu() {return mu;}
                const vec& _mu() const {return mu;}
                void set_mu (const vec mu0) { mu = mu0;}
                sq_T& _R() {return R;}
                const sq_T& _R() const {return R;}
                //!@}

};
UIREGISTER2 (enorm, chmat);
SHAREDPTR2 ( enorm, chmat );
UIREGISTER2 (enorm, ldmat);
SHAREDPTR2 ( enorm, ldmat );
UIREGISTER2 (enorm, fsqmat);
SHAREDPTR2 ( enorm, fsqmat );


/*!
* \brief Gauss-inverse-Wishart density stored in LD form

* For \f$p\f$-variate densities, given rv.count() should be \f$p\times\f$ V.rows().
*
*/
class egiw : public eEF
{
        protected:
                //! Extended information matrix of sufficient statistics
                ldmat V;
                //! Number of data records (degrees of freedom) of sufficient statistics
                double nu;
                //! Dimension of the output
                int dimx;
                //! Dimension of the regressor
                int nPsi;
        public:
                //!\name Constructors
                //!@{
                egiw() : eEF() {};
                egiw (int dimx0, ldmat V0, double nu0 = -1.0) : eEF() {set_parameters (dimx0, V0, nu0);};

                void set_parameters (int dimx0, ldmat V0, double nu0 = -1.0);
                //!@}

                vec sample() const;
                vec mean() const;
                vec variance() const;

                //! LS estimate of \f$\theta\f$
                vec est_theta() const;

                //! Covariance of the LS estimate
                ldmat est_theta_cov() const;

                //! expected values of the linear coefficient and the covariance matrix are written to \c M and \c R , respectively
                void mean_mat (mat &M, mat&R) const;
                //! In this instance, val= [theta, r]. For multivariate instances, it is stored columnwise val = [theta_1 theta_2 ... r_1 r_2 ]
                double evallog_nn (const vec &val) const;
                double lognc () const;
                void pow (double p) {V *= p;nu *= p;};

                //! \name Access attributes
                //!@{

                ldmat& _V() {return V;}
                const ldmat& _V() const {return V;}
                double& _nu()  {return nu;}
                const double& _nu() const {return nu;}
                const int & _dimx() const {return dimx;}
                /*! Create Gauss-inverse-Wishart density 
                \f[ f(rv) = GiW(V,\nu) \f]
                from structure
                \code
                class = 'egiw';
                V     = [];               // square matrix
                dV    = [];               // vector of diagonal of V (when V not given)
                nu    = [];               // scalar \nu ((almost) degrees of freedom)
                                                                  // when missing, it will be computed to obtain proper pdf
                dimx  = [];               // dimension of the wishart part
                rv = RV({'name'})         // description of RV
                rvc = RV({'name'})        // description of RV in condition
                \endcode
                */
                
                void from_setting (const Setting &set) {
                        epdf::from_setting(set);
                        UI::get (dimx, set, "dimx", UI::compulsory);
                        if (!UI::get (nu, set, "nu", UI::optional)) {nu=-1;}
                        mat V;
                        if (!UI::get (V, set, "V", UI::optional)){
                                vec dV;
                                UI::get (dV, set, "dV", UI::compulsory);
                                set_parameters (dimx, ldmat(dV), nu);
                                
                        } else {
                                set_parameters (dimx, V, nu);
                        }
                }
                void validate(){
                        // check sizes, rvs etc.
                }
                //!@}
};
UIREGISTER ( egiw );
SHAREDPTR ( egiw );

/*! \brief Dirichlet posterior density

Continuous Dirichlet density of \f$n\f$-dimensional variable \f$x\f$
\f[
f(x|\beta) = \frac{\Gamma[\gamma]}{\prod_{i=1}^{n}\Gamma(\beta_i)} \prod_{i=1}^{n}x_i^{\beta_i-1}
\f]
where \f$\gamma=\sum_i \beta_i\f$.
*/
class eDirich: public eEF
{
        protected:
                //!sufficient statistics
                vec beta;
        public:
                //!\name Constructors
                //!@{

                eDirich () : eEF () {};
                eDirich (const eDirich &D0) : eEF () {set_parameters (D0.beta);};
                eDirich (const vec &beta0) {set_parameters (beta0);};
                void set_parameters (const vec &beta0) {
                        beta = beta0;
                        dim = beta.length();
                }
                //!@}

                //! using sampling procedure from wikipedia
                vec sample() const {
                        vec y(beta.length());
                        for (int i=0; i<beta.length(); i++){
                                GamRNG.setup(beta(i),1);
                                #pragma omp critical
                                y(i)=GamRNG();
                        }
                        return y/sum(y);
                }

                vec mean() const {return beta / sum (beta);};
                vec variance() const {double gamma = sum (beta); return elem_mult (beta, (gamma-beta)) / (gamma*gamma* (gamma + 1));}
                //! In this instance, val is ...
                double evallog_nn (const vec &val) const {
                        double tmp; tmp = (beta - 1) * log (val);
                        return tmp;
                }

                double lognc () const {
                        double tmp;
                        double gam = sum (beta);
                        double lgb = 0.0;
                        for (int i = 0;i < beta.length();i++) {lgb += lgamma (beta (i));}
                        tmp = lgb - lgamma (gam);
                        return tmp;
                }

                //!access function
                vec& _beta()  {return beta;}
                /*! configuration structure 
                \code 
                class = 'eDirich';    
                beta  = [];           //parametr beta
                \endcode
                */
                void from_setting(const Setting &set){
                        epdf::from_setting(set);
                        UI::get(beta,set, "beta", UI::compulsory);
                        validate();
                }
                void validate() {
                        //check rv
                        dim = beta.length();
                }
};
UIREGISTER(eDirich);

/*! Random Walk on Dirichlet
Using simple assignment 
 \f[ \beta = rvc / k + \beta_c \f]
 hence, mean value = rvc, variance = (k+1)*mean*mean;
 
 The greater k is, the greater is the variance of the random walk;
 
 \f$ \beta_c \f$ is used as regularizing element to avoid corner cases, i.e. when one element of rvc is zero.
 By default is it set to 0.1;
*/

class mDirich: public mpdf_internal<eDirich> {
        protected:
                //! constant \f$ k \f$ of the random walk
                double k;
                //! cache of beta_i
                vec &_beta;
                //! stabilizing coefficient \f$ \beta_c \f$
                vec betac;
        public:
                mDirich(): mpdf_internal<eDirich>(), _beta(iepdf._beta()){};
                void condition (const vec &val) {_beta =  val/k+betac; };
                /*! Create Dirichlet random walk 
                \f[ f(rv|rvc) = Di(rvc*k) \f]
                from structure
                \code
                class = 'mDirich';
                k = 1;                      // multiplicative constant k
                --- optional ---
                rv = RV({'name'},size)      // description of RV
                beta0 = [];                 // initial value of beta
                betac = [];                 // initial value of beta
                \endcode
                */
                void from_setting (const Setting &set) {
                        mpdf::from_setting (set); // reads rv and rvc
                        if (_rv()._dsize()>0){
                                rvc = _rv().copy_t(-1);
                        }
                        vec beta0; 
                        if (!UI::get (beta0, set, "beta0", UI::optional)){
                                beta0 = ones(_rv()._dsize());
                        }
                        if (!UI::get (betac, set, "betac", UI::optional)){
                                betac = 0.1*ones(_rv()._dsize());
                        }
                        _beta = beta0;
                        
                        UI::get (k, set, "k", UI::compulsory);
                        validate();
                }
                void validate() { 
                        iepdf.validate();
                        bdm_assert(_beta.length()==betac.length(),"beta0 and betac are not compatible");
                        if (_rv()._dsize()>0){
                                bdm_assert( (_rv()._dsize()==dimension()) , "Size of rv does not match with beta");
                        }
                        dimc = _beta.length();
                };
};
UIREGISTER(mDirich);

//! \brief Estimator for Multinomial density
class multiBM : public BMEF
{
        protected:
                //! Conjugate prior and posterior
                eDirich est;
                //! Pointer inside est to sufficient statistics
                vec &beta;
        public:
                //!Default constructor
                multiBM () : BMEF (), est (), beta (est._beta()) {
                        if (beta.length() > 0) {last_lognc = est.lognc();}
                        else{last_lognc = 0.0;}
                }
                //!Copy constructor
                multiBM (const multiBM &B) : BMEF (B), est (B.est), beta (est._beta()) {}
                //! Sets sufficient statistics to match that of givefrom mB0
                void set_statistics (const BM* mB0) {const multiBM* mB = dynamic_cast<const multiBM*> (mB0); beta = mB->beta;}
                void bayes (const vec &dt) {
                        if (frg < 1.0) {beta *= frg;last_lognc = est.lognc();}
                        beta += dt;
                        if (evalll) {ll = est.lognc() - last_lognc;}
                }
                double logpred (const vec &dt) const {
                        eDirich pred (est);
                        vec &beta = pred._beta();

                        double lll;
                        if (frg < 1.0)
                                {beta *= frg;lll = pred.lognc();}
                        else
                                if (evalll) {lll = last_lognc;}
                                else{lll = pred.lognc();}

                        beta += dt;
                        return pred.lognc() - lll;
                }
                void flatten (const BMEF* B) {
                        const multiBM* E = dynamic_cast<const multiBM*> (B);
                        // sum(beta) should be equal to sum(B.beta)
                        const vec &Eb = E->beta;//const_cast<multiBM*> ( E )->_beta();
                        beta *= (sum (Eb) / sum (beta));
                        if (evalll) {last_lognc = est.lognc();}
                }
                //! return correctly typed posterior (covariant return)
                const eDirich& posterior() const {return est;};
                //! constructor function                
                void set_parameters (const vec &beta0) {
                        est.set_parameters (beta0);
                        if (evalll) {last_lognc = est.lognc();}
                }
};

/*!
 \brief Gamma posterior density

 Multivariate Gamma density as product of independent univariate densities.
 \f[
 f(x|\alpha,\beta) = \prod f(x_i|\alpha_i,\beta_i)
 \f]
*/

class egamma : public eEF
{
        protected:
                //! Vector \f$\alpha\f$
                vec alpha;
                //! Vector \f$\beta\f$
                vec beta;
        public :
                //! \name Constructors
                //!@{
                egamma () : eEF (), alpha (0), beta (0) {};
                egamma (const vec &a, const vec &b) {set_parameters (a, b);};
                void set_parameters (const vec &a, const vec &b) {alpha = a, beta = b;dim = alpha.length();};
                //!@}

                vec sample() const;
                double evallog (const vec &val) const;
                double lognc () const;
                //! Returns pointer to internal alpha. Potentially dengerous: use with care!
                vec& _alpha() {return alpha;}
                //! Returns pointer to internal beta. Potentially dengerous: use with care!
                vec& _beta() {return beta;}
                vec mean() const {return elem_div (alpha, beta);}
                vec variance() const {return elem_div (alpha, elem_mult (beta, beta)); }

                /*! Create Gamma density 
                \f[ f(rv|rvc) = \Gamma(\alpha, \beta) \f]
                from structure
                \code
                class = 'egamma';
                alpha = [...];         // vector of alpha
                beta = [...];          // vector of beta
                rv = RV({'name'})      // description of RV
                \endcode
                */
                void from_setting (const Setting &set) {
                        epdf::from_setting (set); // reads rv
                        UI::get (alpha, set, "alpha", UI::compulsory);
                        UI::get (beta, set, "beta", UI::compulsory);
                        validate();
                }
                void validate() {
                        bdm_assert (alpha.length() == beta.length(), "parameters do not match");
                        dim = alpha.length();
                }
};
UIREGISTER (egamma);
SHAREDPTR ( egamma );

/*!
 \brief Inverse-Gamma posterior density

 Multivariate inverse-Gamma density as product of independent univariate densities.
 \f[
 f(x|\alpha,\beta) = \prod f(x_i|\alpha_i,\beta_i)
 \f]

Vector \f$\beta\f$ has different meaning (in fact it is 1/beta as used in definition of iG)

 Inverse Gamma can be converted to Gamma using \f[
 x\sim iG(a,b) => 1/x\sim G(a,1/b)
\f]
This relation is used in sampling.
 */

class eigamma : public egamma
{
        protected:
        public :
                //! \name Constructors
                //! All constructors are inherited
                //!@{
                //!@}

                vec sample() const {return 1.0 / egamma::sample();};
                //! Returns poiter to alpha and beta. Potentially dangerous: use with care!
                vec mean() const {return elem_div (beta, alpha - 1);}
                vec variance() const {vec mea = mean(); return elem_div (elem_mult (mea, mea), alpha - 2);}
};
/*
//! Weighted mixture of epdfs with external owned components.
class emix : public epdf {
protected:
        int n;
        vec &w;
        Array<epdf*> Coms;
public:
//! Default constructor
        emix ( const RV &rv, vec &w0): epdf(rv), n(w0.length()), w(w0), Coms(n) {};
        void set_parameters( int &i, double wi, epdf* ep){w(i)=wi;Coms(i)=ep;}
        vec mean(){vec pom; for(int i=0;i<n;i++){pom+=Coms(i)->mean()*w(i);} return pom;};
};
*/

//!  Uniform distributed density on a rectangular support

class euni: public epdf
{
        protected:
//! lower bound on support
                vec low;
//! upper bound on support
                vec high;
//! internal
                vec distance;
//! normalizing coefficients
                double nk;
//! cache of log( \c nk )
                double lnk;
        public:
                //! \name Constructors
                //!@{
                euni () : epdf () {}
                euni (const vec &low0, const vec &high0) {set_parameters (low0, high0);}
                void set_parameters (const vec &low0, const vec &high0) {
                        distance = high0 - low0;
                        low = low0;
                        high = high0;
                        nk = prod (1.0 / distance);
                        lnk = log (nk);
                        dim = low.length();
                }
                //!@}

                double evallog (const vec &val) const  {
                        if (any (val < low) && any (val > high)) {return -inf;}
                        else return lnk;
                }
                vec sample() const {
                        vec smp (dim);
#pragma omp critical
                        UniRNG.sample_vector (dim , smp);
                        return low + elem_mult (distance, smp);
                }
                //! set values of \c low and \c high
                vec mean() const {return (high -low) / 2.0;}
                vec variance() const {return (pow (high, 2) + pow (low, 2) + elem_mult (high, low)) / 3.0;}
                /*! Create Uniform density 
                \f[ f(rv) = U(low,high) \f]
                from structure
                 \code
                 class = 'euni'
                 high = [...];          // vector of upper bounds
                 low = [...];           // vector of lower bounds
                 rv = RV({'name'});     // description of RV
                 \endcode 
                 */
                void from_setting (const Setting &set) {
                        epdf::from_setting (set); // reads rv and rvc

                        UI::get (high, set, "high", UI::compulsory);
                        UI::get (low, set, "low", UI::compulsory);
                        set_parameters(low,high);
                        validate();
                }
                void validate() {
                        bdm_assert(high.length()==low.length(), "Incompatible high and low vectors");
                        dim = high.length();
                        bdm_assert (min (distance) > 0.0, "bad support");
                }
};
UIREGISTER(euni);

//! Uniform density with conditional mean value
class mguni : public mpdf_internal<euni>{
        //! function of the mean value
        shared_ptr<fnc> mean;
        //! distance from mean to both sides
        vec delta;
        public:
                void condition(const vec &cond){
                        vec mea=mean->eval(cond);
                        iepdf.set_parameters(mea-delta,mea+delta);
                }
                //! load from
                void from_setting(const Setting &set){
                        mpdf::from_setting(set); //reads rv and rvc
                        UI::get(delta,set,"delta",UI::compulsory);
                        mean = UI::build<fnc>(set,"mean",UI::compulsory);
                        
                        iepdf.set_parameters(-delta,delta);
                        dimc = mean->dimensionc();
                        validate();
                }
};
UIREGISTER(mguni);
/*!
 \brief Normal distributed linear function with linear function of mean value;

 Mean value \f$ \mu=A*\mbox{rvc}+\mu_0 \f$.
*/
template < class sq_T, template <typename> class TEpdf = enorm >
class mlnorm : public mpdf_internal< TEpdf<sq_T> >
{
        protected:
                //! Internal epdf that arise by conditioning on \c rvc
                mat A;
                //! Constant additive term 
                vec mu_const;
//                      vec& _mu; //cached epdf.mu; !!!!!! WHY NOT?
        public:
                //! \name Constructors
                //!@{
                mlnorm() : mpdf_internal< TEpdf<sq_T> >() {};
                mlnorm (const mat &A, const vec &mu0, const sq_T &R) : mpdf_internal< TEpdf<sq_T> >() {
                        set_parameters (A, mu0, R);
                }

                //! Set \c A and \c R
                void set_parameters (const  mat &A0, const vec &mu0, const sq_T &R0) {  
                        this->iepdf.set_parameters (zeros (A0.rows()), R0);
                        A = A0;
                        mu_const = mu0;
                        this->dimc = A0.cols();
                }
                //!@}
                //! Set value of \c rvc . Result of this operation is stored in \c epdf use function \c _ep to access it.
                void condition (const vec &cond) {
                        this->iepdf._mu() = A * cond + mu_const;
//R is already assigned;
                }

                //!access function
                const vec& _mu_const() const {return mu_const;}
                //!access function
                const mat& _A() const {return A;}
                //!access function
                mat _R() const { return this->iepdf._R().to_mat(); }

                //! Debug stream
                template<typename sq_M>
                friend std::ostream &operator<< (std::ostream &os,  mlnorm<sq_M, enorm> &ml);

                /*! Create Normal density with linear function of mean value 
                 \f[ f(rv|rvc) = N(A*rvc+const, R) \f]
                from structure
                \code
                class = 'mlnorm<ldmat>', (OR) 'mlnorm<chmat>', (OR) 'mlnorm<fsqmat>';
                A     = [];                  // matrix or vector of appropriate dimension
                const = [];                  // vector of constant term
                R     = [];                  // square matrix of appropriate dimension
                \endcode
                */
                void from_setting (const Setting &set) {
                        mpdf::from_setting (set);

                        UI::get (A, set, "A", UI::compulsory);
                        UI::get (mu_const, set, "const", UI::compulsory);
                        mat R0;
                        UI::get (R0, set, "R", UI::compulsory);
                        set_parameters (A, mu_const, R0);
                        validate();
                };
                void validate() {
                        bdm_assert (A.rows() == mu_const.length(), "mlnorm: A vs. mu mismatch");
                        bdm_assert (A.rows() == _R().rows(), "mlnorm: A vs. R mismatch");
                        
                }
};
UIREGISTER2 (mlnorm,ldmat);
SHAREDPTR2 ( mlnorm, ldmat );
UIREGISTER2 (mlnorm,fsqmat);
SHAREDPTR2 ( mlnorm, fsqmat );
UIREGISTER2 (mlnorm, chmat);
SHAREDPTR2 ( mlnorm, chmat );

//! Mpdf with general function for mean value
template<class sq_T>
class mgnorm : public mpdf_internal< enorm< sq_T > >
{
        private:
//                      vec &mu; WHY NOT?
                shared_ptr<fnc> g;

        public:
                //!default constructor
                mgnorm() : mpdf_internal<enorm<sq_T> >() { }
                //!set mean function
                inline void set_parameters (const shared_ptr<fnc> &g0, const sq_T &R0);
                inline void condition (const vec &cond);


                /*! Create Normal density with given function of mean value 
                \f[ f(rv|rvc) = N( g(rvc), R) \f]
                from structure
                \code
                class = 'mgnorm';
                g.class =  'fnc';      // function for mean value evolution
                g._fields_of_fnc = ...;

                R = [1, 0;             // covariance matrix
                        0, 1];
                        --OR --
                dR = [1, 1];           // diagonal of cavariance matrix

                rv = RV({'name'})      // description of RV
                rvc = RV({'name'})     // description of RV in condition
                \endcode
                */

                void from_setting (const Setting &set) {
                        mpdf::from_setting(set);
                        shared_ptr<fnc> g = UI::build<fnc> (set, "g", UI::compulsory);

                        mat R;
                        vec dR;
                        if (UI::get (dR, set, "dR"))
                                R = diag (dR);
                        else
                                UI::get (R, set, "R", UI::compulsory);

                        set_parameters (g, R);
                        validate();
                }
                void validate() {
                        bdm_assert(g->dimension()==this->dimension(),"incompatible function");
                }
};

UIREGISTER2 (mgnorm, chmat);
SHAREDPTR2 ( mgnorm, chmat );


/*! (Approximate) Student t density with linear function of mean value

The internal epdf of this class is of the type of a Gaussian (enorm).
However, each conditioning is trying to assure the best possible approximation by taking into account the zeta function. See [] for reference.

Perhaps a moment-matching technique?
*/
class mlstudent : public mlnorm<ldmat, enorm>
{
        protected:
                //! Variable \f$ \Lambda \f$ from theory
                ldmat Lambda;
                //! Reference to variable \f$ R \f$
                ldmat &_R;
                //! Variable \f$ R_e \f$
                ldmat Re;
        public:
                mlstudent () : mlnorm<ldmat, enorm> (),
                                Lambda (),      _R (iepdf._R()) {}
                //! constructor function
                void set_parameters (const mat &A0, const vec &mu0, const ldmat &R0, const ldmat& Lambda0) {
                        iepdf.set_parameters (mu0, R0);// was Lambda, why?
                        A = A0;
                        mu_const = mu0;
                        Re = R0;
                        Lambda = Lambda0;
                }
                void condition (const vec &cond) {
                        iepdf._mu() = A * cond + mu_const;
                        double zeta;
                        //ugly hack!
                        if ( (cond.length() + 1) == Lambda.rows()) {
                                zeta = Lambda.invqform (concat (cond, vec_1 (1.0)));
                        } else {
                                zeta = Lambda.invqform (cond);
                        }
                        _R = Re;
                        _R *= (1 + zeta);// / ( nu ); << nu is in Re!!!!!!
                };

                void validate() {
                        bdm_assert (A.rows() == mu_const.length(), "mlstudent: A vs. mu mismatch");
                        bdm_assert (_R.rows() == A.rows(), "mlstudent: A vs. R mismatch");
                        
                }
};
/*!
\brief  Gamma random walk

Mean value, \f$\mu\f$, of this density is given by \c rvc .
Standard deviation of the random walk is proportional to one \f$k\f$-th the mean.
This is achieved by setting \f$\alpha=k\f$ and \f$\beta=k/\mu\f$.

The standard deviation of the walk is then: \f$\mu/\sqrt(k)\f$.
*/
class mgamma : public mpdf_internal<egamma>
{
        protected:

                //! Constant \f$k\f$
                double k;

                //! cache of iepdf.beta
                vec &_beta;

        public:
                //! Constructor
                mgamma() : mpdf_internal<egamma>(), k (0),
                                _beta (iepdf._beta()) {
                }

                //! Set value of \c k
                void set_parameters (double k, const vec &beta0);

                void condition (const vec &val) {_beta = k / val;};
                /*! Create Gamma density with conditional mean value 
                \f[ f(rv|rvc) = \Gamma(k, k/rvc) \f]
                from structure
                \code
                  class = 'mgamma';
                  beta = [...];          // vector of initial alpha
                  k = 1.1;               // multiplicative constant k
                  rv = RV({'name'})      // description of RV
                  rvc = RV({'name'})     // description of RV in condition
                 \endcode
                */
                void from_setting (const Setting &set) {
                        mpdf::from_setting (set); // reads rv and rvc
                        vec betatmp; // ugly but necessary
                        UI::get (betatmp, set, "beta", UI::compulsory);
                        UI::get (k, set, "k", UI::compulsory);
                        set_parameters (k, betatmp);
                }
};
UIREGISTER (mgamma);
SHAREDPTR (mgamma);

/*!
\brief  Inverse-Gamma random walk

Mean value, \f$ \mu \f$, of this density is given by \c rvc .
Standard deviation of the random walk is proportional to one \f$ k \f$-th the mean.
This is achieved by setting \f$ \alpha=\mu/k^2+2 \f$ and \f$ \beta=\mu(\alpha-1)\f$.

The standard deviation of the walk is then: \f$ \mu/\sqrt(k)\f$.
 */
class migamma : public mpdf_internal<eigamma>
{
        protected:
                //! Constant \f$k\f$
                double k;

                //! cache of iepdf.alpha
                vec &_alpha;

                //! cache of iepdf.beta
                vec &_beta;

        public:
                //! \name Constructors
                //!@{
                migamma() : mpdf_internal<eigamma>(),
                                k (0),
                                _alpha (iepdf._alpha()),
                                _beta (iepdf._beta()) {
                }

                migamma (const migamma &m) : mpdf_internal<eigamma>(),
                                k (0),
                                _alpha (iepdf._alpha()),
                                _beta (iepdf._beta()) {
                }
                //!@}

                //! Set value of \c k
                void set_parameters (int len, double k0) {
                        k = k0;
                        iepdf.set_parameters ( (1.0 / (k*k) + 2.0) *ones (len) /*alpha*/, ones (len) /*beta*/);
                        dimc = dimension();
                };
                void condition (const vec &val) {
                        _beta = elem_mult (val, (_alpha - 1.0));
                };
};


/*!
\brief  Gamma random walk around a fixed point

Mean value, \f$\mu\f$, of this density is given by a geometric combination of \c rvc and given fixed point, \f$p\f$. \f$l\f$ is the coefficient of the geometric combimation
\f[ \mu = \mu_{t-1} ^{l} p^{1-l}\f]

Standard deviation of the random walk is proportional to one \f$k\f$-th the mean.
This is achieved by setting \f$\alpha=k\f$ and \f$\beta=k/\mu\f$.

The standard deviation of the walk is then: \f$\mu/\sqrt(k)\f$.
*/
class mgamma_fix : public mgamma
{
        protected:
                //! parameter l
                double l;
                //! reference vector
                vec refl;
        public:
                //! Constructor
                mgamma_fix () : mgamma (), refl () {};
                //! Set value of \c k
                void set_parameters (double k0 , vec ref0, double l0) {
                        mgamma::set_parameters (k0, ref0);
                        refl = pow (ref0, 1.0 - l0);l = l0;
                        dimc = dimension();
                };

                void condition (const vec &val) {vec mean = elem_mult (refl, pow (val, l)); _beta = k / mean;};
};


/*!
\brief  Inverse-Gamma random walk around a fixed point

Mean value, \f$\mu\f$, of this density is given by a geometric combination of \c rvc and given fixed point, \f$p\f$. \f$l\f$ is the coefficient of the geometric combimation
\f[ \mu = \mu_{t-1} ^{l} p^{1-l}\f]

==== Check == vv =
Standard deviation of the random walk is proportional to one \f$k\f$-th the mean.
This is achieved by setting \f$\alpha=k\f$ and \f$\beta=k/\mu\f$.

The standard deviation of the walk is then: \f$\mu/\sqrt(k)\f$.
 */
class migamma_ref : public migamma
{
        protected:
                //! parameter l
                double l;
                //! reference vector
                vec refl;
        public:
                //! Constructor
                migamma_ref () : migamma (), refl () {};
                //! Set value of \c k
                void set_parameters (double k0 , vec ref0, double l0) {
                        migamma::set_parameters (ref0.length(), k0);
                        refl = pow (ref0, 1.0 - l0);
                        l = l0;
                        dimc = dimension();
                };

                void condition (const vec &val) {
                        vec mean = elem_mult (refl, pow (val, l));
                        migamma::condition (mean);
                };


                /*! Create inverse-Gamma density with conditional mean value 
                \f[ f(rv|rvc) = i\Gamma(k, k/(rvc^l \circ ref^{(1-l)}) \f]
                from structure
                \code
                class = 'migamma_ref';
                ref = [1e-5; 1e-5; 1e-2 1e-3];            // reference vector
                l = 0.999;                                // constant l
                k = 0.1;                                  // constant k
                rv = RV({'name'})                         // description of RV
                rvc = RV({'name'})                        // description of RV in condition
                \endcode
                 */
                void from_setting (const Setting &set);

                // TODO dodelat void to_setting( Setting &set ) const;
};


UIREGISTER (migamma_ref);
SHAREDPTR (migamma_ref);

/*! Log-Normal probability density
 only allow diagonal covariances!

Density of the form \f$ \log(x)\sim \mathcal{N}(\mu,\sigma^2) \f$ , i.e.
\f[
x \sim \frac{1}{x\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}}\exp{-\frac{1}{2\sigma^2}(\log(x)-\mu)}
\f]

Function from_setting loads mu and R in the same way as it does for enorm<>!
*/
class elognorm: public enorm<ldmat>
{
        public:
                vec sample() const {return exp (enorm<ldmat>::sample());};
                vec mean() const {vec var = enorm<ldmat>::variance();return exp (mu - 0.5*var);};

};

/*!
\brief  Log-Normal random walk

Mean value, \f$\mu\f$, is...

 */
class mlognorm : public mpdf_internal<elognorm>
{
        protected:
                //! parameter 1/2*sigma^2
                double sig2;

                //! access
                vec &mu;
        public:
                //! Constructor
                mlognorm() : mpdf_internal<elognorm>(),
                                sig2 (0),
                                mu (iepdf._mu()) {
                }

                //! Set value of \c k
                void set_parameters (int size, double k) {
                        sig2 = 0.5 * log (k * k + 1);
                        iepdf.set_parameters (zeros (size), 2*sig2*eye (size));

                        dimc = size;
                };

                void condition (const vec &val) {
                        mu = log (val) - sig2;//elem_mult ( refl,pow ( val,l ) );
                };

                /*! Create logNormal random Walk
                \f[ f(rv|rvc) = log\mathcal{N}( \log(rvc)-0.5\log(k^2+1), k I) \f]
                from structure
                \code
                class = 'mlognorm';
                k   = 0.1;               // "variance" k
                mu0 = 0.1;               // Initial value of mean
                rv  = RV({'name'})       // description of RV
                rvc = RV({'name'})       // description of RV in condition
                \endcode
                */
                void from_setting (const Setting &set);

                // TODO dodelat void to_setting( Setting &set ) const;

};

UIREGISTER (mlognorm);
SHAREDPTR (mlognorm);

/*! inverse Wishart density defined on Choleski decomposition

*/
class eWishartCh : public epdf
{
        protected:
                //! Upper-Triagle of Choleski decomposition of \f$ \Psi \f$
                chmat Y;
                //! dimension of matrix  \f$ \Psi \f$
                int p;
                //! degrees of freedom  \f$ \nu \f$
                double delta;
        public:
                //! Set internal structures
                void set_parameters (const mat &Y0, const double delta0) {Y = chmat (Y0);delta = delta0; p = Y.rows(); dim = p * p; }
                //! Sample matrix argument
                mat sample_mat() const {
                        mat X = zeros (p, p);

                        //sample diagonal
                        for (int i = 0;i < p;i++) {
                                GamRNG.setup (0.5* (delta - i) , 0.5);   // no +1 !! index if from 0
#pragma omp critical
                                X (i, i) = sqrt (GamRNG());
                        }
                        //do the rest
                        for (int i = 0;i < p;i++) {
                                for (int j = i + 1;j < p;j++) {
#pragma omp critical
                                        X (i, j) = NorRNG.sample();
                                }
                        }
                        return X*Y._Ch();// return upper triangular part of the decomposition
                }
                vec sample () const {
                        return vec (sample_mat()._data(), p*p);
                }
                //! fast access function y0 will be copied into Y.Ch.
                void setY (const mat &Ch0) {copy_vector (dim, Ch0._data(), Y._Ch()._data());}
                //! fast access function y0 will be copied into Y.Ch.
                void _setY (const vec &ch0) {copy_vector (dim, ch0._data(), Y._Ch()._data()); }
                //! access function
                const chmat& getY() const {return Y;}
};

//! Inverse Wishart on Choleski decomposition
/*! Being computed by conversion from `standard' Wishart
*/
class eiWishartCh: public epdf
{
        protected:
                //! Internal instance of Wishart density
                eWishartCh W;
                //! size of Ch
                int p;
                //! parameter delta
                double delta;
        public:
                //! constructor function
                void set_parameters (const mat &Y0, const double delta0) {
                        delta = delta0;
                        W.set_parameters (inv (Y0), delta0);
                        dim = W.dimension(); p = Y0.rows();
                }
                vec sample() const {mat iCh; iCh = inv (W.sample_mat()); return vec (iCh._data(), dim);}
                //! access function
                void _setY (const vec &y0) {
                        mat Ch (p, p);
                        mat iCh (p, p);
                        copy_vector (dim, y0._data(), Ch._data());

                        iCh = inv (Ch);
                        W.setY (iCh);
                }
                virtual double evallog (const vec &val) const {
                        chmat X (p);
                        const chmat& Y = W.getY();

                        copy_vector (p*p, val._data(), X._Ch()._data());
                        chmat iX (p);X.inv (iX);
                        // compute
//                              \frac{ |\Psi|^{m/2}|X|^{-(m+p+1)/2}e^{-tr(\Psi X^{-1})/2} }{ 2^{mp/2}\Gamma_p(m/2)},
                        mat M = Y.to_mat() * iX.to_mat();

                        double log1 = 0.5 * p * (2 * Y.logdet()) - 0.5 * (delta + p + 1) * (2 * X.logdet()) - 0.5 * trace (M);
                        //Fixme! Multivariate gamma omitted!! it is ok for sampling, but not otherwise!!

                        /*                              if (0) {
                                                                mat XX=X.to_mat();
                                                                mat YY=Y.to_mat();

                                                                double log2 = 0.5*p*log(det(YY))-0.5*(delta+p+1)*log(det(XX))-0.5*trace(YY*inv(XX));
                                                                cout << log1 << "," << log2 << endl;
                                                        }*/
                        return log1;
                };

};

//! Random Walk on inverse Wishart
class rwiWishartCh : public mpdf_internal<eiWishartCh>
{
        protected:
                //!square root of \f$ \nu-p-1 \f$ - needed for computation of \f$ \Psi \f$ from conditions
                double sqd;
                //!reference point for diagonal
                vec refl;
                //! power of the reference
                double l;
                //! dimension
                int p;

        public:
                rwiWishartCh() : sqd (0), l (0), p (0) {}
                //! constructor function
                void set_parameters (int p0, double k, vec ref0, double l0) {
                        p = p0;
                        double delta = 2 / (k * k) + p + 3;
                        sqd = sqrt (delta - p - 1);
                        l = l0;
                        refl = pow (ref0, 1 - l);

                        iepdf.set_parameters (eye (p), delta);
                        dimc = iepdf.dimension();
                }
                void condition (const vec &c) {
                        vec z = c;
                        int ri = 0;
                        for (int i = 0;i < p*p;i += (p + 1)) {//trace diagonal element
                                z (i) = pow (z (i), l) * refl (ri);
                                ri++;
                        }

                        iepdf._setY (sqd*z);
                }
};

//! Switch between various resampling methods.
enum RESAMPLING_METHOD { MULTINOMIAL = 0, STRATIFIED = 1, SYSTEMATIC = 3 };
/*!
\brief Weighted empirical density

Used e.g. in particle filters.
*/
class eEmp: public epdf
{
        protected :
                //! Number of particles
                int n;
                //! Sample weights \f$w\f$
                vec w;
                //! Samples \f$x^{(i)}, i=1..n\f$
                Array<vec> samples;
        public:
                //! \name Constructors
                //!@{
                eEmp () : epdf (), w (), samples () {};
                //! copy constructor
                eEmp (const eEmp &e) : epdf (e), w (e.w), samples (e.samples) {};
                //!@}

                //! Set samples and weights
                void set_statistics (const vec &w0, const epdf &pdf0);
                //! Set samples and weights
                void set_statistics (const epdf &pdf0 , int n) {set_statistics (ones (n) / n, pdf0);};
                //! Set sample
                void set_samples (const epdf* pdf0);
                //! Set sample
                void set_parameters (int n0, bool copy = true) {n = n0; w.set_size (n0, copy);samples.set_size (n0, copy);};
                //! Set samples
                void set_parameters (const Array<vec> &Av) {
                        bdm_assert(Av.size()>0,"Empty samples"); 
                        n = Av.size(); 
                        epdf::set_parameters(Av(0).length());
                        w=1/n*ones(n);
                        samples=Av;
                };
                //! Potentially dangerous, use with care.
                vec& _w()  {return w;};
                //! Potentially dangerous, use with care.
                const vec& _w() const {return w;};
                //! access function
                Array<vec>& _samples() {return samples;};
                //! access function
                const vec& _sample(int i) const {return samples(i);};
                //! access function
                const Array<vec>& _samples() const {return samples;};
                //! Function performs resampling, i.e. removal of low-weight samples and duplication of high-weight samples such that the new samples represent the same density.
                //! The vector with indeces of new samples is returned in variable \c index. 
                void resample ( ivec &index, RESAMPLING_METHOD method = SYSTEMATIC);

                //! Resampling without returning index of new particles. 
                void resample (RESAMPLING_METHOD method = SYSTEMATIC){ivec ind; resample(ind,method);};
                
                //! inherited operation : NOT implemented
                vec sample() const {
                        bdm_error ("Not implemented");
                        return vec();
                }

                //! inherited operation : NOT implemented
                double evallog (const vec &val) const {
                        bdm_error ("Not implemented");
                        return 0.0;
                }

                vec mean() const {
                        vec pom = zeros (dim);
                        for (int i = 0;i < n;i++) {pom += samples (i) * w (i);}
                        return pom;
                }
                vec variance() const {
                        vec pom = zeros (dim);
                        for (int i = 0;i < n;i++) {pom += pow (samples (i), 2) * w (i);}
                        return pom -pow (mean(), 2);
                }
                //! For this class, qbounds are minimum and maximum value of the population!
                void qbounds (vec &lb, vec &ub, double perc = 0.95) const {
                        // lb in inf so than it will be pushed below;
                        lb.set_size (dim);
                        ub.set_size (dim);
                        lb = std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity();
                        ub = -std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity();
                        int j;
                        for (int i = 0;i < n;i++) {
                                for (j = 0;j < dim; j++) {
                                        if (samples (i) (j) < lb (j)) {lb (j) = samples (i) (j);}
                                        if (samples (i) (j) > ub (j)) {ub (j) = samples (i) (j);}
                                }
                        }
                }
};


////////////////////////

template<class sq_T>
void enorm<sq_T>::set_parameters (const vec &mu0, const sq_T &R0)
{
//Fixme test dimensions of mu0 and R0;
        mu = mu0;
        R = R0;
        validate();
};

template<class sq_T>
void enorm<sq_T>::from_setting (const Setting &set)
{
        epdf::from_setting (set); //reads rv

        UI::get (mu, set, "mu", UI::compulsory);
        mat Rtmp;// necessary for conversion
        UI::get (Rtmp, set, "R", UI::compulsory);
        R = Rtmp; // conversion
        validate();
}

template<class sq_T>
void enorm<sq_T>::dupdate (mat &v, double nu)
{
        //
};

// template<class sq_T>
// void enorm<sq_T>::tupdate ( double phi, mat &vbar, double nubar ) {
//      //
// };

template<class sq_T>
vec enorm<sq_T>::sample() const
{
        vec x (dim);
#pragma omp critical
        NorRNG.sample_vector (dim, x);
        vec smp = R.sqrt_mult (x);

        smp += mu;
        return smp;
};

// template<class sq_T>
// double enorm<sq_T>::eval ( const vec &val ) const {
//      double pdfl,e;
//      pdfl = evallog ( val );
//      e = exp ( pdfl );
//      return e;
// };

template<class sq_T>
double enorm<sq_T>::evallog_nn (const vec &val) const
{
        // 1.83787706640935 = log(2pi)
        double tmp = -0.5 * (R.invqform (mu - val));// - lognc();
        return  tmp;
};

template<class sq_T>
inline double enorm<sq_T>::lognc () const
{
        // 1.83787706640935 = log(2pi)
        double tmp = 0.5 * (R.cols() * 1.83787706640935 + R.logdet());
        return tmp;
};


// template<class sq_T>
// vec mlnorm<sq_T>::samplecond (const  vec &cond, double &lik ) {
//      this->condition ( cond );
//      vec smp = epdf.sample();
//      lik = epdf.eval ( smp );
//      return smp;
// }

// template<class sq_T>
// mat mlnorm<sq_T>::samplecond (const vec &cond, vec &lik, int n ) {
//      int i;
//      int dim = rv.count();
//      mat Smp ( dim,n );
//      vec smp ( dim );
//      this->condition ( cond );
//
//      for ( i=0; i<n; i++ ) {
//              smp = epdf.sample();
//              lik ( i ) = epdf.eval ( smp );
//              Smp.set_col ( i ,smp );
//      }
//
//      return Smp;
// }


template<class sq_T>
shared_ptr<epdf> enorm<sq_T>::marginal ( const RV &rvn ) const
{
        enorm<sq_T> *tmp = new enorm<sq_T> ();
        shared_ptr<epdf> narrow(tmp);
        marginal ( rvn, *tmp );
        return narrow;
}

template<class sq_T>
void enorm<sq_T>::marginal ( const RV &rvn, enorm<sq_T> &target ) const
{
        bdm_assert (isnamed(), "rv description is not assigned");
        ivec irvn = rvn.dataind (rv);

        sq_T Rn (R, irvn);  // select rows and columns of R

        target.set_rv ( rvn );
        target.set_parameters (mu (irvn), Rn);
}

template<class sq_T>
shared_ptr<mpdf> enorm<sq_T>::condition ( const RV &rvn ) const
{
        mlnorm<sq_T> *tmp = new mlnorm<sq_T> ();
        shared_ptr<mpdf> narrow(tmp);
        condition ( rvn, *tmp );
        return narrow;
}

template<class sq_T>
void enorm<sq_T>::condition ( const RV &rvn, mpdf &target ) const
{
        typedef mlnorm<sq_T> TMlnorm;

        bdm_assert (isnamed(), "rvs are not assigned");
        TMlnorm &uptarget = dynamic_cast<TMlnorm &>(target);

        RV rvc = rv.subt (rvn);
        bdm_assert ( (rvc._dsize() + rvn._dsize() == rv._dsize()), "wrong rvn");
        //Permutation vector of the new R
        ivec irvn = rvn.dataind (rv);
        ivec irvc = rvc.dataind (rv);
        ivec perm = concat (irvn , irvc);
        sq_T Rn (R, perm);

        //fixme - could this be done in general for all sq_T?
        mat S = Rn.to_mat();
        //fixme
        int n = rvn._dsize() - 1;
        int end = R.rows() - 1;
        mat S11 = S.get (0, n, 0, n);
        mat S12 = S.get (0, n , rvn._dsize(), end);
        mat S22 = S.get (rvn._dsize(), end, rvn._dsize(), end);

        vec mu1 = mu (irvn);
        vec mu2 = mu (irvc);
        mat A = S12 * inv (S22);
        sq_T R_n (S11 - A *S12.T());

        uptarget.set_rv (rvn);
        uptarget.set_rvc (rvc);
        uptarget.set_parameters (A, mu1 - A*mu2, R_n);
}

////
///////
template<class sq_T>
void mgnorm<sq_T >::set_parameters (const shared_ptr<fnc> &g0, const sq_T &R0) {
        g = g0;
        this->iepdf.set_parameters (zeros (g->dimension()), R0);
}

template<class sq_T>
void mgnorm<sq_T >::condition (const vec &cond) {this->iepdf._mu() = g->eval (cond);};

//! \todo unify this stuff with to_string()
template<class sq_T>
std::ostream &operator<< (std::ostream &os,  mlnorm<sq_T> &ml)
{
        os << "A:" << ml.A << endl;
        os << "mu:" << ml.mu_const << endl;
        os << "R:" << ml._R() << endl;
        return os;
};

}
#endif //EF_H