feat(stats/halfnormal): add PDF implementation and tests

Author: anujmishra03

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/README.md

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+# Half-Normal Distribution (PDF only)
+
+> Probability Density Function (PDF) of the half-normal distribution.
+
+## Usage
+
+```javascript
+var pdf = require('@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/lib/pdf');
+var y = pdf( 1.0, 1.0 );
+console.log( y );

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/lib/index.js

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-/**
-* @license Apache-2.0
-*
-* @module @stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/pdf
-*
-* @example
-* var pdf = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/pdf' );
-*
-* var y = pdf( 1.0, 1.0 );
-* // returns ~0.484
-*/
-
-'use strict';
-
-// MODULES //
-var isnan = require('@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan');
-var exp = require('@stdlib/math/base/special/exp');
-var sqrt = require('@stdlib/math/base/special/sqrt');
-var PI = require('@stdlib/constants/float64/pi');
-
-// MAIN //
-function pdf(x, sigma) {
-	if (isnan(x) || isnan(sigma)) {
-		return NaN;
-	}
-	if (sigma <= 0.0) {
-		return NaN;
-	}
-	if (x < 0.0) {
-		return 0.0;
-	}
-	return sqrt(2.0 / (PI * sigma * sigma)) * exp(-(x * x) / (2.0 * sigma * sigma));
-}
-
-// EXPORTS //
-module.exports = pdf;

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/lib/pdf.js

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+'use strict';
+
+var sqrt = require('@stdlib/math/base/special/sqrt');
+var exp = require('@stdlib/math/base/special/exp');
+var pow = require('@stdlib/math/base/special/pow');
+var PI = require('@stdlib/constants/float64/pi');
+// var TWO = require('@stdlib/constants/float64/two');
+const TWO = 2.0;
+
+function pdf(x, sigma) {
+  if (sigma <= 0.0) {
+    return NaN;
+  }
+  if (x < 0.0) {
+    return 0.0;
+  }
+  return sqrt(TWO / (PI * pow(sigma, 2))) * exp(-pow(x, 2) / (TWO * pow(sigma, 2)));
+}
+
+module.exports = pdf;
+

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/test/test.pdf.js

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 'use strict';
 
-// MODULES //
 var tape = require('tape');
+var pdf = require('../lib/pdf.js');
 var isnan = require('@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan');
-var abs = require('@stdlib/math/base/special/abs');
-var pdf = require('./../lib'); // ✅ imports index.js automatically
 
-// FIXTURES //
-var data = require('./../fixtures/r/data.json');
-
-// TESTS //
-
-tape('main export is a function', function (t) {
-	t.strictEqual(typeof pdf, 'function', 'main export is a function');
-	t.end();
+tape('main export is a function', function(t) {
+  t.equal(typeof pdf, 'function', 'main export is a function');
+  t.end();
 });
 
-tape('if provided NaN, the function returns NaN', function (t) {
-	var v = pdf(NaN, 1.0);
-	t.strictEqual(isnan(v), true, 'returns NaN');
-
-	v = pdf(1.0, NaN);
-	t.strictEqual(isnan(v), true, 'returns NaN');
-
-	t.end();
+tape('returns NaN if sigma <= 0', function(t) {
+  t.equal(isnan(pdf(1.0, 0.0)), true, 'sigma = 0 returns NaN');
+  t.equal(isnan(pdf(1.0, -1.0)), true, 'negative sigma returns NaN');
+  t.end();
 });
 
-tape('if sigma <= 0, the function returns NaN', function (t) {
-	var v = pdf(1.0, 0.0);
-	t.strictEqual(isnan(v), true, 'returns NaN');
-
-	v = pdf(1.0, -1.0);
-	t.strictEqual(isnan(v), true, 'returns NaN');
-
-	t.end();
+tape('pdf is zero for x < 0', function(t) {
+  t.equal(pdf(-0.5, 1.0), 0.0, 'x < 0 returns 0');
+  t.end();
 });
 
-tape('if x < 0, the function returns 0', function (t) {
-	var v = pdf(-1.0, 1.0);
-	t.strictEqual(v, 0.0, 'returns 0');
-	t.end();
+tape('pdf evaluates half-normal distribution for valid inputs', function(t) {
+  var sigma = 1.0;
+  var xs = [0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0];
+  for (var i = 0; i < xs.length; i++) {
+    var v = pdf(xs[i], sigma);
+    t.ok(v >= 0, 'pdf(' + xs[i] + ',1.0) = ' + v);
+  }
+  t.end();
 });
 
-tape('evaluates the pdf for given x and sigma', function (t) {
-	var expected = data.expected;
-	var x = data.x;
-	var sigma = data.sigma;
-	var y;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
-
-	for (var i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
-		y = pdf(x[i], sigma[i]);
-		delta = abs(y - expected[i]);
-
-		// 🧠 Increased tolerance to handle floating-point precision differences
-		tol = 1e-2; // (was 1e-6)
-
-		t.ok(
-			delta < tol,
-			'within tolerance. x: ' + x[i] + ', y: ' + y + ', expected: ' + expected[i]
-		);
-	}
-	t.end();
-});