edu.uah.math.experiments
Class NormalEstimateExperiment

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.awt.Component
      extended by java.awt.Container
          extended by java.awt.Panel
              extended by java.applet.Applet
                  extended by javax.swing.JApplet
                      extended by edu.uah.math.experiments.Experiment
                          extended by edu.uah.math.experiments.EstimateExperiment
                              extended by edu.uah.math.experiments.NormalEstimateExperiment
All Implemented Interfaces:
IExperiment, Pluginable, java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.awt.event.ItemListener, java.awt.event.MouseListener, java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener, java.awt.event.WindowListener, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.io.Serializable, java.util.EventListener, javax.accessibility.Accessible, javax.swing.event.ChangeListener, javax.swing.RootPaneContainer

public class NormalEstimateExperiment
extends EstimateExperiment
implements java.io.Serializable

This class models the point estimation problem associated with the normal distribution. A sample of a specified size from the normal distribution is simulated. Point estimates of the mean and standard deviation are computed, along with the empirical bias and mean square error.

Version:
June, 2002
Author:
Kyle Siegrist, Dawn Duehring
See Also:
Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JApplet
javax.swing.JApplet.AccessibleJApplet
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.applet.Applet
java.applet.Applet.AccessibleApplet
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Panel
java.awt.Panel.AccessibleAWTPanel
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container
java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component
java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, java.awt.Component.BltBufferStrategy, java.awt.Component.FlipBufferStrategy
 
Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class edu.uah.math.experiments.Experiment
applet, componentPanel, GREEN, RED, showModelDistribution, stopChoice, stopCount, stopFreq, stopNow, time, timer, toolBars, toolIndex, updateCount, updateFreq
 
Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JApplet
accessibleContext, rootPane, rootPaneCheckingEnabled
 
Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component
BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT
 
Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH
 
Constructor Summary
NormalEstimateExperiment()
           
 
Method Summary
 void doExperiment()
          This method defines the experiment.
 java.lang.String getAppletInfo()
          This method returns basic information about the applet, including copyright information, descriptive information, and instructions.
 javax.swing.JTable getResultTable()
           
 void graphUpdate()
           
 void init()
          This method intializes the experiment, including the toolbar and scrollbars.
 void reset()
          This method resets the experiment.
 void setDistribution()
          This method sets the sampling normal distribution after the parameters have been changed.
 void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent e)
          This method handles the scroll events associated with changes in the parameters of the normal distribution.
 void update()
          This method updates the display, including the random variable graph, record table and statistics table.
 
Methods inherited from class edu.uah.math.experiments.EstimateExperiment
addTool, getSampleSize, init, resetSample
 
Methods inherited from class edu.uah.math.experiments.Experiment
actionPerformed, addComponent, addComponent, addComponent, addToolBar, clearToolBars, format, getComponentPanel, getDisplayPane, getMainToolBar, getOnlineDescription, getStopChoice, getStopFreq, getTime, getTimer, getUpdateChoice, initialize, itemStateChanged, mouseClicked, mouseDragged, mouseEntered, mouseExited, mouseMoved, mousePressed, mouseReleased, pasteData, playnote, playnote, run, setApplet, setDecimalFormat, setShowModelDistribution, setStopChoice, setStopChoiceTipText, setStopFreq, setStopNow, step, stop, windowActivated, windowClosed, windowClosing, windowDeactivated, windowDeiconified, windowIconified, windowOpened
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JApplet
addImpl, createRootPane, getAccessibleContext, getContentPane, getGlassPane, getGraphics, getJMenuBar, getLayeredPane, getRootPane, getTransferHandler, isRootPaneCheckingEnabled, paramString, remove, repaint, setContentPane, setGlassPane, setJMenuBar, setLayeredPane, setLayout, setRootPane, setRootPaneCheckingEnabled, setTransferHandler, update
 
Methods inherited from class java.applet.Applet
destroy, getAppletContext, getAudioClip, getAudioClip, getCodeBase, getDocumentBase, getImage, getImage, getLocale, getParameter, getParameterInfo, isActive, newAudioClip, play, play, resize, resize, setStub, showStatus, start
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Panel
addNotify
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container
add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getInsets, getLayout, getListeners, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getMousePosition, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paint, paintComponents, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, removeNotify, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setFont, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component
action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHeight, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, reshape, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setForeground, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setName, setPreferredSize, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Pluginable
getName
 

Constructor Detail

NormalEstimateExperiment

public NormalEstimateExperiment()
Method Detail

init

public void init()
This method intializes the experiment, including the toolbar and scrollbars.

Overrides:
init in class Experiment

getAppletInfo

public java.lang.String getAppletInfo()
This method returns basic information about the applet, including copyright information, descriptive information, and instructions.

Specified by:
getAppletInfo in interface IExperiment
Overrides:
getAppletInfo in class Experiment
Returns:
applet information

doExperiment

public void doExperiment()
This method defines the experiment. The sample form the normal distribution is simulated, the point estimates computed, and the empirical bias and mean square error computed.

Specified by:
doExperiment in interface IExperiment
Overrides:
doExperiment in class Experiment

update

public void update()
This method updates the display, including the random variable graph, record table and statistics table.

Specified by:
update in interface IExperiment
Overrides:
update in class EstimateExperiment

graphUpdate

public void graphUpdate()
Specified by:
graphUpdate in interface IExperiment
Overrides:
graphUpdate in class EstimateExperiment

reset

public void reset()
This method resets the experiment.

Specified by:
reset in interface IExperiment
Overrides:
reset in class EstimateExperiment

stateChanged

public void stateChanged(javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent e)
This method handles the scroll events associated with changes in the parameters of the normal distribution.

Specified by:
stateChanged in interface javax.swing.event.ChangeListener
Overrides:
stateChanged in class EstimateExperiment
Parameters:
e - the change event

setDistribution

public void setDistribution()
This method sets the sampling normal distribution after the parameters have been changed.


getResultTable

public javax.swing.JTable getResultTable()
Specified by:
getResultTable in interface IExperiment
Overrides:
getResultTable in class Experiment