Title :
Symbolic Statistics with SymPy
Author :
Rocklin, Matthew ; Terrel, Andy R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
Replacing symbols with random variables makes it possible to naturally add statistical operations to complex physical models. Three examples of symbolic statistical modeling are considered here, using new features from the popular SymPy project.
Keywords :
process algebra; statistics; symbol manipulation; SymPy project; complex physical models; random variables; statistical operations; symbolic statistical modeling; symbolic statistics; Computational modeling; Noise; Numerical models; Random variables; Syntactics; Temperature measurement; Computational science; Python; SymPy; scientific computing; symbolic statistical modeling;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2012.56