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# scipy.stats.powernorm

`scipy.stats.``powernorm` = <scipy.stats._continuous_distns.powernorm_gen object>

  A power normal continuous random variable.

  As an instance of the `rv_continuous` class, `powernorm` object inherits from it a collection of generic methods (see below for the full list), and completes them with details specific for this particular distribution.

  Notes

  The probability density function for `powernorm` is:

      powernorm.pdf(x, c) = c * phi(x) * (Phi(-x))**(c-1)

  where `phi` is the normal pdf, and `Phi` is the normal cdf, and `x > 0`, `c > 0`.

  `powernorm` takes `c` as a shape parameter.

  The probability density above is defined in the “standardized” form. To shift and/or scale the distribution use the `loc` and `scale` parameters. Specifically, `powernorm.pdf(x, c, loc, scale)` is identically equivalent to `powernorm.pdf(y, c) / scale` with `y = (x - loc) / scale`.

  Examples

      >>> from scipy.stats import powernorm
      >>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
      >>> fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1)

  Calculate a few first moments:

      >>> c = 4.45
      >>> mean, var, skew, kurt = powernorm.stats(c, moments='mvsk')

  Display the probability density function (`pdf`):

      >>> x = np.linspace(powernorm.ppf(0.01, c),
      ...                 powernorm.ppf(0.99, c), 100)
      >>> ax.plot(x, powernorm.pdf(x, c),
      ...        'r-', lw=5, alpha=0.6, label='powernorm pdf')

  Alternatively, the distribution object can be called (as a function) to fix the shape, location and scale parameters. This returns a “frozen” RV object holding the given parameters fixed.

  Freeze the distribution and display the frozen `pdf`:

      >>> rv = powernorm(c)
      >>> ax.plot(x, rv.pdf(x), 'k-', lw=2, label='frozen pdf')

  Check accuracy of `cdf` and `ppf`:

      >>> vals = powernorm.ppf([0.001, 0.5, 0.999], c)
      >>> np.allclose([0.001, 0.5, 0.999], powernorm.cdf(vals, c))
      True

  Generate random numbers:

      >>> r = powernorm.rvs(c, size=1000)

  And compare the histogram:

      >>> ax.hist(r, normed=True, histtype='stepfilled', alpha=0.2)
      >>> ax.legend(loc='best', frameon=False)
      >>> plt.show()

  (Source code)

  Methods

  `rvs(c, loc=0, scale=1, size=1, random_state=None)` | Random variates.
  `pdf(x, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Probability density function.
  `logpdf(x, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Log of the probability density function.
  `cdf(x, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Cumulative density function.
  `logcdf(x, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Log of the cumulative density function.
  `sf(x, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Survival function (also defined as `1 - cdf`, but sf is sometimes more accurate).
  `logsf(x, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Log of the survival function.
  `ppf(q, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Percent point function (inverse of `cdf` — percentiles).
  `isf(q, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Inverse survival function (inverse of `sf`).
  `moment(n, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Non-central moment of order n
  `stats(c, loc=0, scale=1, moments='mv')` | Mean(‘m’), variance(‘v’), skew(‘s’), and/or kurtosis(‘k’).
  `entropy(c, loc=0, scale=1)` | (Differential) entropy of the RV.
  `fit(data, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Parameter estimates for generic data.
  `expect(func, args=(c,), loc=0, scale=1, lb=None, ub=None, conditional=False, **kwds)` | Expected value of a function (of one argument) with respect to the distribution.
  `median(c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Median of the distribution.
  `mean(c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Mean of the distribution.
  `var(c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Variance of the distribution.
  `std(c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Standard deviation of the distribution.
  `interval(alpha, c, loc=0, scale=1)` | Endpoints of the range that contains alpha percent of the distribution