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fixes #471

inverse_cdf computed tan(pi (p - 1/2)); p - 1/2 rounds away p once it drops below 2^-55, so every lower quantile collapsed to -1.633e16 and digits were lost for many decades above that.

it now uses the identity tan(pi (p - 1/2)) = -1 / tan(pi p), with 1 - p for the upper half (exact for p >= 1/2 by sterbenz), and returns the location exactly at p = 1/2.

behaviour change: inverse_cdf(0.0) and inverse_cdf(1.0) now return -inf / +inf, matching Min / Max for Cauchy, instead of a finite saturation value. other quantiles move by at most rounding.

added test_inverse_cdf_lower_tail, which fails on main; cargo test passes (837 + 195 doc).

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved Cauchy distribution quantile accuracy for very small lower-tail probabilities, including subnormal values.
  • Quantiles now handle median and probability endpoint values explicitly, and use more reliable calculations for lower and upper tails.

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Cauchy::inverse_cdf now handles the median and probability endpoints explicitly. It computes lower and upper tail quantiles with reciprocal tangent forms and uses a small-probability approximation. Tests cover small and subnormal probabilities, subnormal scale, and representative quantiles.

Changes: Cauchy inverse CDF

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Quantile calculation and regression coverage src/distribution/cauchy.rs	The inverse CDF returns the location at the median, handles probability endpoints, and uses reciprocal tangent forms for lower and upper probabilities. For probabilities below 1e-9, it uses a small-probability approximation with operation ordering that accounts for subnormal scale. Tests cover tail probabilities down to 1e-300, endpoints, subnormal inputs, and representative quantiles.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: day01

Merge Risk: Low · up to 01aab

Lower-tail precision improves, but some extreme inputs and near-median quantiles remain inaccurate. The change is mergeable with awareness of these edge cases.

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Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 50.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Title check		The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: improving lower-tail accuracy in Cauchy::inverse_cdf.
Linked Issues check		Issue #471 requires accurate lower-tail quantiles and infinite endpoint results. Cauchy::inverse_cdf now uses reciprocal-tangent calculations. The small-probability path preserves subnormal probabil…
Out of Scope Changes check		The whole-PR diff changes Cauchy::inverse_cdf and adds focused regression tests in src/distribution/cauchy.rs. The reciprocal-tangent paths, endpoint handling, subnormal handling, and tests direct…

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Issue #471 requires accurate lower-tail quantiles and infinite endpoint results. Cauchy::inverse_cdf now uses reciprocal-tangent calculations. The small-probability path preserves subnormal probabilities and scale values. The implementation returns f64::NEG_INFINITY for both 0.0 and signed -0.0, returns f64::INFINITY at 1.0, and returns location at 0.5. Focused tests cover probabilities through 1e-300, subnormal inputs, endpoints, and the median.

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The whole-PR diff changes Cauchy::inverse_cdf and adds focused regression tests in src/distribution/cauchy.rs. The reciprocal-tangent paths, endpoint handling, subnormal handling, and tests directly support issue #471. No unrelated file or behavior change appears in the reviewed diff.

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Review comments at @src/distribution/cauchy.rs:
- Line 175: Update the Cauchy quantile calculation at the expression using
`self.location`, `self.scale`, and `f64_consts::PI` to avoid multiplying `PI` by
a subnormal probability before applying `tan`. Use a scaled calculation that
preserves accuracy for subnormal inputs, and add tests covering subnormal
probabilities.
- Line 175: In the Cauchy inverse-CDF method containing the self.location and
self.scale endpoint arithmetic, return min() when x is zero and max() when x is
one before evaluating the tangent expression. Preserve the existing arithmetic
for interior inputs.
- Line 175: Update the Cauchy quantile calculation containing self.location and
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569-573: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Scale the subnormal quantile before comparing it.

The expected value -f64::from_bits(1) / (core::f64::consts::PI * 1e-12) is about -1.57e-312. It is a nonzero subnormal, not negative zero. The default absolute tolerance of assert_relative_eq! is f64::EPSILON (about 2.2e-16). Any result within that distance of the expected value passes, including 0.0. So max_relative = 1e-3 does not constrain this check. The separate sign check rejects zero and positive results, but it accepts any negative result, such as -1e-300.

Divide the result by f64::from_bits(1) before comparing. The expected value becomes about -3.18e11, and max_relative applies to that measurable magnitude. This change adds regression coverage for the subnormal-scale quantile.

🧪 Suggested fix

         approx::assert_relative_eq!(
-            d.inverse_cdf(1e-12),
-            -f64::from_bits(1) / (core::f64::consts::PI * 1e-12),
+            d.inverse_cdf(1e-12) / f64::from_bits(1),
+            -core::f64::consts::FRAC_1_PI / 1e-12,
             max_relative = 1e-3
         );

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- Around line 569-573: Update the `assert_relative_eq!` check for
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