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"""
Chapter 5 — Probability & Statistics (R mirror)
- Normal pdf/cdf/quantiles
- Binomial pmf
- One-sample and two-sample t-tests (manual + SciPy)
- Small simulation comparing analytic approx
"""
import argparse
import numpy as np
from scipy import stats

def one_sample_demo():
# Captain Crisp example (weights in oz; R example)
w = np.array([15.5,16.2,16.1,15.8,15.6,16.0,15.8,15.9,16.2])
n = len(w)
xbar = w.mean()
s = w.std(ddof=1)
mu0 = 16
t = (xbar - mu0) / (s/np.sqrt(n))
pval = stats.t.cdf(t, df=n-1) # one-sided, less-than
print("One-sample t-test (manual): t =", round(t,4), "p-value =", round(pval,6))
tt = stats.ttest_1samp(w, popmean=16, alternative="less")
print("One-sample t-test (scipy): t =", round(tt.statistic,4), "p-value =", round(tt.pvalue,6))

def two_sample_demo():
# R example vectors
x = np.array([70,82,78,74,94,82])
y = np.array([64,72,60,76,72,80,84,68])
nx, ny = len(x), len(y)
sx, sy = x.std(ddof=1), y.std(ddof=1)
xbar, ybar = x.mean(), y.mean()
sp = np.sqrt(((nx-1)*sx**2 + (ny-1)*sy**2) / (nx+ny-2))
t = ((xbar - ybar) - 0) / (sp*np.sqrt(1/nx + 1/ny))
pval = 1 - stats.t.cdf(t, df=nx+ny-2) # greater-than
print("Two-sample pooled t (manual): t =", round(t,4), "p-value =", round(pval,6))
tt = stats.ttest_ind(x, y, equal_var=True, alternative="greater")
print("Two-sample pooled t (scipy): t =", round(tt.statistic,4), "p-value =", round(tt.pvalue,6))

def simulation_demo(seed=42, num_samples=10_000):
rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
diffs = []
for _ in range(num_samples):
x1 = rng.normal(6, 2, size=25)
x2 = rng.normal(5, 2, size=25)
diffs.append(x1.mean() - x2.mean())
diffs = np.array(diffs)
prob = np.mean((0 < diffs) & (diffs < 2))
print("Simulated P(0 < D < 2) ≈", round(prob,6))
# Normal approx: mean=1, var=(2^2/25 + 2^2/25) = 0.32
approx = stats.norm(1, np.sqrt(0.32)).cdf(2) - stats.norm(1, np.sqrt(0.32)).cdf(0)
print("Normal approx ", round(approx,6))

def main():
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
ap.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=42)
args = ap.parse_args()

# Distribution helpers (mirror of R's dnorm/pnorm/qnorm, dbinom)
print("dnorm(x=3, mean=2, sd=5) =", round(stats.norm(2,5).pdf(3), 8))
print("pnorm(q=3, mean=2, sd=5) =", round(stats.norm(2,5).cdf(3), 7))
print("qnorm(p=.975, mean=2, sd=5) =", round(stats.norm(2,5).ppf(.975), 5))
print("dbinom(x=6, size=10, prob=.75) =", round(stats.binom.pmf(6, 10, 0.75), 6))

one_sample_demo()
two_sample_demo()
simulation_demo(args.seed)

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()