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/* ===========================================================
 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
 * ===========================================================
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2013, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Project Info:  http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/index.html
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
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 *
 * ----------------------------
 * BoxAndWhiskerCalculator.java
 * ----------------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2003-2013,  by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 28-Aug-2003 : Version 1 (DG);
 * 17-Nov-2003 : Fixed bug in calculations of outliers and median (DG);
 * 10-Jan-2005 : Removed deprecated methods in preparation for 1.0.0
 *               release (DG);
 * ------------- JFREECHART 1.0.x ---------------------------------------------
 * 15-Nov-2006 : Cleaned up handling of null arguments, and null or NaN items
 *               in the list (DG);
 * 02-Jul-2013 : Use ParamChecks (DG);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.data.statistics;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import org.jfree.chart.util.ParamChecks;

/**
 * A utility class that calculates the mean, median, quartiles Q1 and Q3, plus
 * a list of outlier values...all from an arbitrary list of
 * <code>Number</code> objects.
 */
public abstract class BoxAndWhiskerCalculator {

    /**
     * Calculates the statistics required for a {@link BoxAndWhiskerItem}
     * from a list of <code>Number</code> objects.  Any items in the list
     * that are <code>null</code>, not an instance of <code>Number</code>, or
     * equivalent to <code>Double.NaN</code>, will be ignored.
     *
     * @param values  a list of numbers (a <code>null</code> list is not
     *                permitted).
     *
     * @return A box-and-whisker item.
     */
    public static BoxAndWhiskerItem calculateBoxAndWhiskerStatistics(List values) {
        return calculateBoxAndWhiskerStatistics(values, true);
    }

    /**
     * Calculates the statistics required for a {@link BoxAndWhiskerItem}
     * from a list of <code>Number</code> objects.  Any items in the list
     * that are <code>null</code>, not an instance of <code>Number</code>, or
     * equivalent to <code>Double.NaN</code>, will be ignored.
     *
     * @param values  a list of numbers (a <code>null</code> list is not
     *                permitted).
     * @param stripNullAndNaNItems  a flag that controls the handling of null
     *     and NaN items.
     *
     * @return A box-and-whisker item.
     *
     * @since 1.0.3
     */
    public static BoxAndWhiskerItem calculateBoxAndWhiskerStatistics(List values, boolean stripNullAndNaNItems) {

        ParamChecks.nullNotPermitted(values, "values");

        List vlist;
        if (stripNullAndNaNItems) {
            vlist = new ArrayList(values.size());
            Iterator iterator = values.listIterator();
            while (iterator.hasNext()) {
                Object obj = iterator.next();
                if (obj instanceof Number) {
                    Number n = (Number) obj;
                    double v = n.doubleValue();
                    if (!Double.isNaN(v)) {
                        vlist.add(n);
                    }
                }
            }
        } else {
            vlist = values;
        }
        Collections.sort(vlist);

        double mean = Statistics.calculateMean(vlist, false);
        double median = Statistics.calculateMedian(vlist, false);
        double q1 = calculateQ1(vlist);
        double q3 = calculateQ3(vlist);

        double interQuartileRange = q3 - q1;

        double upperOutlierThreshold = q3 + (interQuartileRange * 1.5);
        double lowerOutlierThreshold = q1 - (interQuartileRange * 1.5);

        double upperFaroutThreshold = q3 + (interQuartileRange * 2.0);
        double lowerFaroutThreshold = q1 - (interQuartileRange * 2.0);

        double minRegularValue = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
        double maxRegularValue = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
        double minOutlier = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
        double maxOutlier = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
        List outliers = new ArrayList();

        Iterator iterator = vlist.iterator();
        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
            Number number = (Number) iterator.next();
            double value = number.doubleValue();
            if (value > upperOutlierThreshold) {
                outliers.add(number);
                if (value > maxOutlier && value <= upperFaroutThreshold) {
                    maxOutlier = value;
                }
            } else if (value < lowerOutlierThreshold) {
                outliers.add(number);
                if (value < minOutlier && value >= lowerFaroutThreshold) {
                    minOutlier = value;
                }
            } else {
                minRegularValue = Math.min(minRegularValue, value);
                maxRegularValue = Math.max(maxRegularValue, value);
            }
            minOutlier = Math.min(minOutlier, minRegularValue);
            maxOutlier = Math.max(maxOutlier, maxRegularValue);
        }

        return new BoxAndWhiskerItem(new Double(mean), new Double(median), new Double(q1), new Double(q3),
                new Double(minRegularValue), new Double(maxRegularValue), new Double(minOutlier),
                new Double(maxOutlier), outliers);

    }

    /**
     * Calculates the first quartile for a list of numbers in ascending order.
     * If the items in the list are not in ascending order, the result is
     * unspecified.  If the list contains items that are <code>null</code>, not
     * an instance of <code>Number</code>, or equivalent to
     * <code>Double.NaN</code>, the result is unspecified.
     *
     * @param values  the numbers in ascending order (<code>null</code> not
     *     permitted).
     *
     * @return The first quartile.
     */
    public static double calculateQ1(List values) {
        ParamChecks.nullNotPermitted(values, "values");

        double result = Double.NaN;
        int count = values.size();
        if (count > 0) {
            if (count % 2 == 1) {
                if (count > 1) {
                    result = Statistics.calculateMedian(values, 0, count / 2);
                } else {
                    result = Statistics.calculateMedian(values, 0, 0);
                }
            } else {
                result = Statistics.calculateMedian(values, 0, count / 2 - 1);
            }

        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Calculates the third quartile for a list of numbers in ascending order.
     * If the items in the list are not in ascending order, the result is
     * unspecified.  If the list contains items that are <code>null</code>, not
     * an instance of <code>Number</code>, or equivalent to
     * <code>Double.NaN</code>, the result is unspecified.
     *
     * @param values  the list of values (<code>null</code> not permitted).
     *
     * @return The third quartile.
     */
    public static double calculateQ3(List values) {
        ParamChecks.nullNotPermitted(values, "values");
        double result = Double.NaN;
        int count = values.size();
        if (count > 0) {
            if (count % 2 == 1) {
                if (count > 1) {
                    result = Statistics.calculateMedian(values, count / 2, count - 1);
                } else {
                    result = Statistics.calculateMedian(values, 0, 0);
                }
            } else {
                result = Statistics.calculateMedian(values, count / 2, count - 1);
            }
        }
        return result;
    }

}