Compilation Target (Compiled Function Tools Tutorial)

The CompilationTarget option of Compile specifies the target runtime system for the compiled function. The default setting is "MVM", which creates code for the traditional ...

BinormalDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

BinormalDistribution[{\[Mu]_1, \[Mu]_2}, {\[Sigma]_1, \[Sigma]_\ 2}, \[Rho]] represents a bivariate normal distribution with mean {\[Mu]_1, \[Mu]_2} and covariance matrix ...

GroebnerBasis (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

GroebnerBasis[{poly_1, poly_2, ...}, {x_1, x_2, ...}] gives a list of polynomials that form a Gröbner basis for the set of polynomials poly_i. GroebnerBasis[{poly_1, poly_2, ...

ProductDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ProductDistribution[dist_1, dist_2, ...] represents the joint distribution with independent component distributions dist_1, dist_2, ....

TTest (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

TTest[data] tests whether the mean of data is zero. TTest[{data_1, data_2}] tests whether the means of data_1 and data_2 are equal.TTest[dspec, \[Mu]_0] tests the mean ...

QuadraticFormDistribution (Multivariate Statistics Package Symbol)

QuadraticFormDistribution[{a, b, c}, {\[Mu], \[CapitalSigma]}] represents the distribution of a quadratic form z.a.z + b.z + c for multivariate normal z.

Summary of New Features in Mathematica 8 (Mathematica Guide)

ArgMin (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ArgMin[f, x] gives a position x_min at which f is minimized.ArgMin[f, {x, y, ...}] gives a position {x_min, y_min, ...} at which f is minimized.ArgMin[{f, cons}, {x, y, ...}] ...

CityData (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

CityData["name", " property"] gives the value of the specified property for the city with the specified name.CityData["name"] gives a list of the full specifications of ...

Compile (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Compile[{x_1, x_2, ...}, expr] creates a compiled function that evaluates expr assuming numerical values of the x_i. Compile[{{x_1, t_1}, ...}, expr] assumes that x_i is of a ...