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* `Une introduction a Scilab <http://www.iecn.u-nancy.fr/~pincon/scilab/docletter.pdf>`_ , if you want to have some fun reading a Scilab tutorial in French.
 
* `Une introduction a Scilab <http://www.iecn.u-nancy.fr/~pincon/scilab/docletter.pdf>`_ , if you want to have some fun reading a Scilab tutorial in French.
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== Homework #1 related functionality ==
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* '''Random Number Generator:''' grand is the function used to generate random numbers. In order to generate a multivariate normally distributed sequence of *n* vectors with mean *mu* and covariance *cov*, grand should be called as:
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numbers = grand(n, 'mn',mu, cov);
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Function declaration: example that computes the multivariate normal probability density:
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::
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// function to compute the multivariate normal distribution
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//note that it asks for the sigma inverse, as well as the Sigma's determinant
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function [g] = MultivariateNormalDensity(x,mu, sigma_inv, sigma_det)
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d=length(x);
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r2 = (x-mu)'*sigma_inv*(x-mu);
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factor = 1/sqrt(((2*%pi)^d)*sigma_det);
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g = factor * exp (-(1/2)*r2);
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endfunction
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The file with the code above can be downloaded from the link below:
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!`MultivariateNormalDensity.sci`__
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__ MultivariateNormalDensity.sci
  
 
== Homework #1 related functionality ==
 
== Homework #1 related functionality ==

Revision as of 22:27, 11 March 2008

Here you can find relevant information on how to implement Pattern Recognition projects using Scilab.


Brief Introduction to Scilab

`Scilab <http://www.scilab.org>`_ is a open-source Matlab-like tool developed at INRIA. It can be downloaded for several platforms from the link:

http://www.scilab.org/download/

Tutorials describing how to use Scilab can be found here:

Homework #1 related functionality

  • Random Number Generator: grand is the function used to generate random numbers. In order to generate a multivariate normally distributed sequence of *n* vectors with mean *mu* and covariance *cov*, grand should be called as:

numbers = grand(n, 'mn',mu, cov);


Function declaration: example that computes the multivariate normal probability density:

// function to compute the multivariate normal distribution //note that it asks for the sigma inverse, as well as the Sigma's determinant function [g] = MultivariateNormalDensity(x,mu, sigma_inv, sigma_det) d=length(x); r2 = (x-mu)'*sigma_inv*(x-mu); factor = 1/sqrt(((2*%pi)^d)*sigma_det); g = factor * exp (-(1/2)*r2); endfunction


The file with the code above can be downloaded from the link below:

!`MultivariateNormalDensity.sci`__

__ MultivariateNormalDensity.sci

Homework #1 related functionality

  • Random Number Generator: grand is the function used to generate random numbers. In order to generate a multivariate normally distributed sequence of *n* vectors with mean *mu* and covariance *cov*, grand should be called as:

numbers = grand(n, 'mn',mu, cov);


  • Function declaration: example that computes the multivariate normal probability density:

// function to compute the multivariate normal distribution //note that it asks for the sigma inverse, as well as the Sigma's determinant function [g] = MultivariateNormalDensity(x,mu, sigma_inv, sigma_det) d=length(x); r2 = (x-mu)'*sigma_inv*(x-mu); factor = 1/sqrt(((2*%pi)^d)*sigma_det); g = factor * exp (-(1/2)*r2); endfunction

The file with the code above can be downloaded from the link below:

!`MultivariateNormalDensity.sci`__

__ MultivariateNormalDensity.sci

Tool Boxes

There are several *tool boxes* of functions written by people all over the world adding extra functionality to Scilab. Here are some useful links:


Scilab Code

All the relevant code for the EE662 course written in Scilab is posted below:

!`MultivariateNormalDensity.sci`__ - Implementation of a function to compute the multivariate normal density

__ MultivariateNormalDensity.sci

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