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/** \file apop_model.c	 sets up the estimate structure which outputs from the various regressions and MLEs.*/
/* Copyright (c) 2006--2011 by Ben Klemens.  Licensed under the GPLv2; see COPYING.  */

#define Declare_type_checking_fns
#include "apop_internal.h"

/** Set up the \c parameters and \c info elements of the \c apop_model: 

At close, the input model has parameters of the correct size.

\li This is the default action for \ref apop_prep, and many models with a custom prep routine
call \ref apop_model_clear at the end. Also, \ref apop_estimate calls this function internally, which means that you robably never have to call this function directly.
\li If the model has already been prepped, this function should be a no-op.

\param data If your params vary with the size of the data set, then the function needs a data set to calibrate against. Otherwise, it's OK to set this to \c NULL.
\param model    The model whose output elements will be modified.
\return A pointer to the same model, should you need it.
\exception outmodel->error=='d' dimension error.
*/
apop_model * apop_model_clear(apop_data * data, apop_model *model){
    Get_vmsizes(data)
    int width = msize2 ? msize2 : -firstcol;//use the vector only if there's no matrix.
    Apop_stopif(model->dsize==-1 && !width, model->error='d', 0, "The model's dsize==-1, meaning size=data width, but the input data has NULL vector and matrix.");
    Apop_stopif(model->vsize==-1 && !width, model->error='d', 0, "The model's vsize==-1, meaning size=data width, but the input data has NULL vector and matrix.");
    Apop_stopif(model->msize1==-1 && !width, model->error='d', 0, "The model's msize1==-1, meaning size=data width, but the input data has NULL vector and matrix.");
    Apop_stopif(model->msize2==-1 && !width, model->error='d', 0, "The model's msize2==-1, meaning size=data width, but the input data has NULL vector and matrix.");

    model->dsize  = (model->dsize == -1 ? width : model->dsize);
    vsize  = model->vsize  == -1 ? width : model->vsize;
    msize1 = model->msize1 == -1 ? width : model->msize1 ;
    msize2 = model->msize2 == -1 ? width : model->msize2 ;
    if (!model->parameters && (vsize || msize1*msize2)) 
        model->parameters = apop_data_alloc(vsize, msize1, msize2);
    if (!model->info) model->info = apop_data_alloc();
    if (model->info->names->title && !strlen(model->info->names->title))
        free(model->info->names->title);
    Asprintf(&model->info->names->title, "<Info>");
    if (!model->data) model->data = data;
	return model;
}

/** Free an \ref apop_model structure.

  \li The \c parameters and \c settings are freed.  These are the elements that are
copied by \c apop_model_copy.
  \li The \c data element is not freed, because the odds are you still need it.
  \li If <tt>free_me->more_size</tt> is positive, the function runs
<tt>free(free_me->more)</tt>. But it has no idea what the \c more element contains;
if it points to other structures (like an \ref apop_data set), you need to free them
before calling this function.
  \li If \c free_me is \c NULL, this does nothing.

\param free_me A pointer to the model to be freed.
*/
void apop_model_free (apop_model * free_me){
    if (!free_me) return;
    apop_data_free(free_me->parameters);
    if (free_me->settings){
        int   i=0;
        while (free_me->settings[i].name[0]){
            if (free_me->settings[i].free)
                ((void (*)(void*))(free_me->settings[i].free))(free_me->settings[i].setting_group);
            i++;
        }
        free(free_me->settings);
    }
    if (free_me->more_size)
        free(free_me->more);
    if (free_me->info)
        apop_data_free(free_me->info);
	free(free_me);
}

/** Print the results of an estimation for a human to look over.

\param model The model whose information should be displayed (No default. If \c NULL, print <tt>NULL</tt>)
\param output_pipe  The output stream. Default: \c stdout. If you'd like something else, use \c fopen. E.g.:
\code
FILE *out =fopen("outfile.txt", "w"); //or "a" to append.
apop_model_print(the_model, out);
fclose(out);  //optional in many cases.
\endcode

\li The default prints the name, parameters, info, &c. but I check a vtable for
alternate methods you define; see \ref vtables for details. The typedef new functions
must conform to and the hash used for lookups are:

\code
typedef void (*apop_model_print_type)(apop_model *params, FILE *out);
#define apop_model_print_hash(m1) ((m1)->log_likelihood ? (size_t)(m1)->log_likelihood : \
            (m1)->p ? (size_t)(m1)->p*33 : \
            (m1)->estimate ? (size_t)(m1)->estimate*33*33 : \
            (m1)->draw ? (size_t)(m1)->draw*33*27  : \
            (m1)->cdf ? (size_t)(m1)->cdf*27*27 : 27)
\endcode

When building a special print method, all output should \c fprintf to the input \c FILE* handle. 
  Apophenia's output routines also accept a file handle; e.g., if the file handle is
  named \c out, then if the \c thismodel print method uses \c apop_data_print to
  print the parameters, it must do so via a form like <tt>apop_data_print(thismodel->parameters,
  .output_pipe=ap)</tt>.

Your \c print method can use both by masking itself for a few lines:
 \code
void print_method(apop_model *in, FILE* ap){
  void *temp = in->estimate;
  in->estimate = NULL;
  apop_model_print(in, ap);
  in->estimate = temp;

  printf("Additional info:\n");
  ...
}
 \endcode

\li Print methods are intended for human consumption and are subject to change.
\li This function uses the \ref designated syntax for inputs.
*/
#ifdef APOP_NO_VARIADIC
void apop_model_print(apop_model * model, FILE *output_pipe){
#else
apop_varad_head(void, apop_model_print){
    FILE * apop_varad_var(output_pipe, stdout);
    apop_model* apop_varad_var(model, NULL);
    if (!model) {fprintf(output_pipe, "NULL\n"); return;}
     apop_model_print_base(model, output_pipe);
}

 void apop_model_print_base(apop_model * model, FILE *output_pipe){
#endif
    apop_model_print_type mpf = apop_model_print_vtable_get(model);
    if (mpf){
        mpf(model, output_pipe);
        return;
    }
    if (strlen(model->name)) fprintf (output_pipe, "%s", model->name);
    fprintf(output_pipe, "\n\n");
	if (model->parameters) apop_data_print(model->parameters, .output_pipe=output_pipe);
    Get_vmsizes(model->info); //maxsize
    if (model->info && maxsize) apop_data_print(model->info, .output_pipe=output_pipe);
}

/* Alias for \ref apop_model_print. Use that one. */
void apop_model_show (apop_model * print_me){
    apop_model_print(print_me, NULL);
}

/** Outputs a copy of the \ref apop_model input.

\param in The model to be copied
\return A copy of the original. Includes copies
of all settings groups, and the \c parameters (if not \c NULL, copied via \ref
apop_data_copy).

\li If <tt>in.more_size > 0</tt> I <tt>memcpy</tt> the \c more pointer from the original data set.
\li The data set at \c in->data is not copied, but is also pointed to.

\exception out->error=='a' Allocation error. In extreme cases, where there aren't even a few hundred bytes available, I will return \c NULL.
\exception out->error=='s' Error copying settings groups.
\exception out->error=='p' Error copying parameters or info page; the given \ref apop_data struct may be \c NULL or may have its own <tt>->error</tt> element.
*/
apop_model * apop_model_copy(apop_model *in){
    Apop_stopif(!in, return NULL, 1, "Copying a NULL input; returning NULL.");
    apop_model * out = malloc(sizeof(apop_model));
    Apop_stopif(!out, return NULL, 0, "Serious allocation error; returning NULL.");
    memcpy(out, in, sizeof(apop_model));
    if (in->more_size){
        out->more  = malloc(in->more_size);
        Apop_stopif(!out->more, out->error='a'; return out, 0, "Allocation error setting up the ->more pointer.");
        memcpy(out->more, in->more, in->more_size);
    }
    int i=0; 
    out->settings = NULL;
    if (in->settings)
        do 
            apop_settings_copy_group(out, in, in->settings[i].name);
        while (strlen(in->settings[i++].name));
    out->parameters = apop_data_copy(in->parameters);
    Apop_stopif(in->parameters && (!out->parameters || out->parameters->error), 
                    out->error='p'; return out, 0, "Error copying the model parameters.");
    out->info = apop_data_copy(in->info);
    Apop_stopif(in->info && (!out->info || out->info->error), 
                    out->error='p'; return out, 0, "Error copying the info segment.");
    return out;
}

/** \def apop_model_set_parameters(in, ...)
Take in an unparameterized \c apop_model and return a new \c apop_model with the given parameters.  
For example, if you need a N(0,1) quickly:
\code
apop_model *std_normal = apop_model_set_parameters(apop_normal, 0, 1);
\endcode

This doesn't take in data, so it won't work with models that take the number of
parameters from the data, and it will only set the vector of the model's parameter \ref
apop_data set. This is most standard models. If you have a situation where these options
are out, you could
\li manually set Set \c .vsize and/or \c .msize1 and \c .msize2 first, then call this function, or
\li prep the model via something like <tt>apop_model *new = apop_model_copy(in);
apop_prep(your_data, new);</tt> (because \ref apop_prep is required to correctly
allocate \c new->parameters to conform to your data).

\param in An unparameterized model, like \ref apop_normal or \ref apop_poisson.
\param ... The list of parameters.
\return A copy of the input model, with parameters set.
\exception out->error=='d' dimension error: you gave me a model with an indeterminate
number of parameters.  See notes above.
Set \c .vsize or \c .msize1 and \c .msize2 first, then call this function, or use
<tt>apop_model *new = apop_model_copy(in); apop_prep(your_data, new);</tt> and then
call this .
\see apop_data_fill
\hideinitializer   
*/
apop_model *apop_model_set_parameters_base(apop_model *in, double ap[]){
    apop_model *out = apop_model_copy(in);
    apop_prep(NULL, out);
    Apop_stopif((in->vsize == -1) || (in->msize1 == -1) || (in->msize2 == -1), out->error='d', 
            0, "This function only works with models whose number of params does not "
            "depend on data size. You'll have to use apop_model *new = apop_model_copy(in); "
           " apop_model_clear(your_data, in); and then set in->parameters using your data.");
    apop_data_fill_base(out->parameters, ap);
    return out; 
}

/** Estimate the parameters of a model given data.

This function copies the input model, preps it (see \ref apop_prep), and calls \c
m.estimate(d, m) (which users are encouraged to never call directly). If your model
has no \c estimate method, then call \c apop_maximum_likelihood(d, m), with the default
MLE settings.

\param d    The data
\param m    The model
\return     A pointer to an output model, which typically matches the input model but has its \c parameters element filled in.
*/
apop_model *apop_estimate(apop_data *d, apop_model *m){
    apop_model *out = apop_model_copy(m);
    apop_prep(d, out);
    if (out->estimate) out->estimate(d, out); 
    else               apop_maximum_likelihood(d, out);
    return out;
}

/** Find the probability of a data/parametrized model pair.

\param d The data
\param m The parametrized model, which must have either a \c log_likelihood or a \c p method.
*/
double apop_p(apop_data *d, apop_model *m){
    Nullcheck_m(m, GSL_NAN);
    if (m->p)
        return m->p(d, m);
    else if (m->log_likelihood)
        return exp(m->log_likelihood(d, m));
    Apop_stopif(0, , 0, "You asked for the probability of a model that has neither p nor log_likelihood methods.");
    return GSL_NAN;
}

/** Find the log likelihood of a data/parametrized model pair.

\param d    The data
\param m    The parametrized model, which must have either a \c log_likelihood or a \c p method.
*/
double apop_log_likelihood(apop_data *d, apop_model *m){
    Nullcheck_m(m, GSL_NAN); //Nullcheck_p(m); //Too many models don't use the params.
    if (m->log_likelihood)
        return m->log_likelihood(d, m);
    else if (m->p)
        return log(m->p(d, m));
    Apop_stopif(0, , 0, "You asked for the log likelihood of a model that has neither p nor log_likelihood methods.");
    return GSL_NAN;
}

/** Find the vector of first derivatives (aka the gradient) of the log likelihood of a data/parametrized model pair.

On input, the model \c m must already be sufficiently prepped
that the log likelihood can be evaluated; see \ref psubsection for details.

On output, the \c gsl_vector input to the function will be filled with the gradients
(or <tt>NaN</tt>s on errors). If the model parameters have a more complex shape
than a simple vector, then the vector will be in \c apop_data_pack order; use \c
apop_data_unpack to reformat to the preferred shape.

\param d    The \ref apop_data set at which the score is being evaluated.
\param out  The score to be returned. I expect you to have allocated this already.
\param m    The parametrized model, which must have either a \c log_likelihood or a \c p method.

\li The default is to use \ref apop_numerical_gradient, but special-case calculations
for certain models are held in a vtable; see \ref vtables for details. The typedef
new functions must conform to and the hash used for lookups are:

\code
typedef void (*apop_score_type)(apop_data *d, gsl_vector *gradient, apop_model *m);
#define apop_score_hash(m1) ((size_t)((m1).log_likelihood ? (m1).log_likelihood : (m1).p))
\endcode
*/
void apop_score(apop_data *d, gsl_vector *out, apop_model *m){
    Nullcheck_m(m, );
    Apop_stopif(!out, return, 0, "out vector is NULL. It must be pre-allocated to the correct size. E.g., gsl_vector *out = gsl_vector_alloc(m->vsize + m->size1*m->size2))).");
    apop_score_type ms = apop_score_vtable_get(m);
    if (ms){
        ms(d, out, m);
        return;
    }
    gsl_vector * numeric_default = apop_numerical_gradient(d, m);
    gsl_vector_memcpy(out, numeric_default);
    gsl_vector_free(numeric_default);
}

Apop_settings_init(apop_pm,
    //defaults include base=NULL, index=0, own_rng=0
    Apop_varad_set(rng, NULL);
    Apop_varad_set(draws, 1e4);
)

Apop_settings_copy(apop_pm,)

Apop_settings_free(apop_pm, )

void distract_doxygen(){/*Doxygen gets thrown by the settings macros. This decoy function is a workaround. */}

/** Get a model describing the distribution of the given parameter estimates.

For many models, the parameter estimates are well-known, such as the
\f$t\f$-distribution of the parameters for OLS.

For models where the distribution of \f$\hat{p}\f$ is not known, if you give me data, I
will return an \ref apop_normal or \ref apop_multivariate_normal model, using the parameter estimates as mean and \ref apop_bootstrap_cov for the variances.

If you don't give me data, then I will assume that this is a stochastic model where 
re-running the model will produce different parameter estimates each time. In this case, I will
run the model 1e4 times and return a \ref apop_pmf model with the resulting parameter
distributions.

Before calling this, I expect that you have already run \ref apop_estimate to produce \f$\hat{p}\f$.

The \ref apop_pm_settings structure dictates details of how the model is generated.
For example, if you want only the distribution of the third parameter, and you know the
distribution will be a PMF generated via random draws, then set settings and call the
model via:
\code
  apop_model_group_add(your_model, apop_pm, .index =3, .draws=3e5);
  apop_model *dist = apop_parameter_model(your_data, your_model);
\endcode

Some useful parts of \ref apop_pm_settings:
\li \c index gives the position of the parameter (in \ref apop_data_pack order)
in which you are interested. Thus, if this is zero or more, then you will get a
univariate output distribution describing a single parameter. If <tt>index == -1</tt>,
then I will give you the multivariate distribution across all parameters.  The default
is zero (i.e. the univariate distribution of the zeroth parameter).
\li \c draws If there is no closed-form solution and bootstrap is inappropriate, then
the last resort is a large numbr of random draws of the model, summarized into a PMF. Default: 1,000 draws.
\li \c rng If the method requires random draws, then use this. If you provide \c NULL and one is needed, I provide one for you via \ref apop_rng_get_thread.

The default is via resampling as above, but special-case calculations for certain models are held in a vtable; see \ref vtables for details. The typedef new functions must conform to and the hash used for lookups are:

\code
typedef apop_model* (*apop_parameter_model_type)(apop_data *, apop_model *);
#define apop_parameter_model_hash(m1) ((size_t)((m1).log_likelihood ? (m1).log_likelihood : (m1).p)*33 + (m1).estimate ? (size_t)(m1).estimate: 27)
\endcode
*/ 
apop_model *apop_parameter_model(apop_data *d, apop_model *m){
    apop_pm_settings *settings = apop_settings_get_group(m, apop_pm);
    if (!settings)
        settings = Apop_settings_add_group(m, apop_pm, .base= m);
    apop_parameter_model_type pm = apop_parameter_model_vtable_get(m);
    if (pm) return pm(d, m);
    else if (d){
        Get_vmsizes(m->parameters);//vsize, msize1, msize2
        apop_model *out = apop_model_copy(apop_multivariate_normal);
        out->msize1 = out->vsize = out->msize2 = out->dsize = vsize+msize1+msize2;
        out->parameters = apop_bootstrap_cov(d, m, settings->rng, settings->draws);
        out->parameters->vector = apop_data_pack(m->parameters);
        if (settings->index == -1)
            return out;
        else {
            apop_model *out2 = apop_model_set_parameters(apop_normal, 
                    apop_data_get(out->parameters, settings->index, -1), //mean
                    apop_data_get(out->parameters, settings->index, settings->index)//var
                    );
            apop_model_free(out);
            return out2;
        }
    } //else
    Get_vmsizes(m->parameters);//vsize, msize1, msize2
    apop_data *param_draws = apop_data_alloc(0, settings->draws, vsize+msize1+msize2);
    for (int i=0; i < settings->draws; i++){
        apop_model *mm = apop_estimate (NULL, m);//If you're here, d==NULL.
        apop_data_pack(mm->parameters, Apop_rv(param_draws, i));
        apop_model_free(mm);
    }
    if (settings->index == -1)
        return apop_estimate(param_draws, apop_pmf);
    else {
        apop_data *param_draws1 = apop_data_alloc(settings->draws, 0,0);
        gsl_vector *the_draws = Apop_cv(param_draws, settings->index);
        gsl_vector_memcpy(param_draws1->vector, the_draws);
        apop_data_free(param_draws);
        return apop_estimate(param_draws1, apop_pmf);
    }
}

extern apop_model *apop_swap_model; //apop_missing_data.c
int apop_model_metropolis_draw(double *out, gsl_rng* rng, apop_model *params);//apop_update.c

/** Draw from a model. 

\param out An already-allocated array of <tt>double</tt>s to be filled by the draw method. It must have size <tt>m->dsize</tt>.
\param r   A \c gsl_rng, probably allocated via \ref apop_rng_alloc. Optional; if \c NULL, then I will call \ref apop_rng_get_thread for an RNG.
\param m   The model from which to make draws.

\li If the model has its own \c draw method, then this function will call it.
\li Else, if the model is univariate, use \ref apop_arms_draw to generate random draws.
\li Else, if the model is multivariate, use \ref apop_model_metropolis to generate random draws.
\li This makes a single draw of the given size. See \ref apop_model_draws to fill a matrix with draws.

\return Zero on success; nozero on failure. <tt>out[0]</tt> is probably \c NAN on failure.
*/
int apop_draw(double *out, gsl_rng *r, apop_model *m){
    if (!r) r = apop_rng_get_thread(-1);
    if (m->draw)
        return m->draw(out, r, m); 
    else if (m->dsize == 1)
        return apop_arms_draw(out, r, m);
    //Else, MCMC, possibly setting it up first.
    //generate a model with data/params reversed
    //estimate mcmc. Swapped model will be stored as settings->base_model.
    OMP_critical (apop_draw)
    if (!Apop_settings_get_group(m, apop_mcmc)){
        apop_model *swapped = apop_model_copy(apop_swap_model);
        swapped->more = m;
        swapped->msize1 = 1;
        swapped->msize2 = m->dsize;
        swapped->data = m->parameters;
        Apop_settings_add_group(swapped, apop_mcmc, .burnin=0.999, .periods=1000);
        apop_model *est = apop_model_metropolis(m->parameters, r, swapped); //leak.
        m->draw = apop_model_metropolis_draw;
        apop_settings_copy_group(m, est, "apop_mcmc");
    }
    return apop_draw(out, r, m);
}

/** Allocate and initialize the \c parameters, \c info, and other requisite parts of a \ref apop_model.

Some models have associated prep routines that also attach settings groups to the model, and set up additional special-case functions in vtables.

\li The input model is modified in place.
\li If called repeatedly, subsequent calls to \ref apop_prep are no-ops. Thus, a model
    can not be re-prepped using a new data set or other conditions.
\li The default prep is to simply call \ref apop_model_clear. If the
    input \ref apop_model has a prep method, then that gets called instead.
*/
void apop_prep(apop_data *d, apop_model *m){
    if (m->prep) m->prep(d, m);
    else         apop_model_clear(d, m);
}

static double disnan(double in) {return gsl_isnan(in);}

/** A prediction supplies E(a missing value | original data, already-estimated parameters, and other supplied data elements ).

For a regression, one would first estimate the parameters of the model, then supply a row of predictors <b>X</b>. The value of the dependent variable \f$y\f$ is unknown, so the system would predict that value.

For a univariate model (i.e. a model in one-dimensional data space), there is only one variable to omit and fill in, so the prediction problem reduces to the expected value: E(a missing value | original data, already-estimated parameters). [In some models, this may not be the expected value, but is a best value for the missing item using some other meaning of `best'.]

In other cases, prediction is the missing data problem: for three-dimensional data,
you may supply the input (34, \c NaN, 12), and the parameterized model provides the
most likely value of the middle parameter given the parameters and known data.

\li If you give me a \c NULL data set, I will assume you want all values filled in, for most models with the expected value.

\li If you give me data with \c NaNs, I will take those as the points to
be predicted given the provided data.

If the model has no \c predict method, the default is to use the \ref apop_ml_impute function to do the work. That function does a maximum-likelihood search for the best parameters.

\return If you gave me a non-\c NULL data set, I will return that, with the \c NaNs filled in.  If \c NULL input, I will allocate an \ref apop_data set and fill it with the expected values.

There may be a second page (i.e., a \ref apop_data set attached to the <tt>->more</tt> pointer of the main) listing confidence and standard error information. See your specific model documentation for details.

\li Special-case calculations for certain models are held in a vtable; see \ref vtables for details. The typedef new functions must conform to and the hash used for lookups are:

\code
typedef apop_data * (*apop_predict_type)(apop_data *d, apop_model *params);
#define apop_predict_hash(m1) ((size_t)((m1).log_likelihood ? (m1).log_likelihood : (m1).p)*33 + (m1).estimate ? (size_t)(m1).estimate: 27)
\endcode
*/
apop_data *apop_predict(apop_data *d, apop_model *m){
    apop_data *prediction = NULL;
    apop_data *out = d ? d : apop_data_alloc(0, 1, m->dsize);
    if (!d) gsl_matrix_set_all(out->matrix, GSL_NAN);
    apop_predict_type mp = apop_predict_vtable_get(m);
    if (mp) prediction = mp(out, m);
    if (prediction) return prediction;
    if (!apop_map_sum(out, disnan)) return out;
    //default:
    apop_model *f = apop_ml_impute(out, m);
    apop_model_free(f);
    return out;
}

/* Are all the elements of v less than or equal to the corresponding elements of the reference vector? */
static int lte(gsl_vector *v, gsl_vector *ref){
    for (int i=0; i< v->size; i++) 
        if(v->data[i] > gsl_vector_get(ref, i))
            return 0;
    return 1;
}

/** Input a one-row data point/vector and a model; returns the area of the model's PDF beneath the given point.

By default, make random draws from the PDF and return the percentage of those
draws beneath or equal to the given point. Many models have closed-form solutions that
make no use of random draws. 

See also \ref apop_cdf_settings, which is the structure used to store draws already
made (which means the second, third, ... calls to this function will take much less
time than the first), the \c gsl_rng, and the number of draws to be made. These are
handled without your involvement, but if you would like to change the number of draws
from the default, add this group before calling \ref apop_cdf :

\code
Apop_model_add_group(your_model, apop_cdf, .draws=1e5, .rng=my_rng);
double cdf_value = apop_cdf(your_data_point, your_model);
\endcode

\li Only the first row of the input \ref apop_data set is used. Note that if you need to view row 20 of a data set as a one-row data set, use \ref Apop_r.

Here are many examples using common, mostly symmetric distributions.

\include some_cdfs.c
*/
double apop_cdf(apop_data *d, apop_model *m){
    if (m->cdf) return m->cdf(d, m);
    apop_cdf_settings *cs = Apop_settings_get_group(m, apop_cdf);
    if (!cs) cs = Apop_model_add_group(m, apop_cdf);
    long int tally = 0; 
    
    gsl_vector *ref = apop_data_pack(Apop_r(d, 0));
    if (!cs->draws_made){
        if (m->dsize == -1) apop_prep(d, m);
        Apop_stopif(m->dsize==0, return GSL_NAN, 0, "I need to make random draws from your model, but it has dsize==0. Returning NaN");
        cs->draws_made = gsl_matrix_alloc(cs->draws, m->dsize);
        for (int i=0; i< cs->draws; i++)
            apop_draw((Apop_mrv(cs->draws_made, i))->data, cs->rng, m);
    }
    for (int i=0; i< cs->draws_made->size1; i++)
        tally += lte(Apop_mrv(cs->draws_made, i), ref);
    gsl_vector_free(ref);
    return tally/(double)cs->draws_made->size1;
}

Apop_settings_init(apop_cdf,
    Apop_varad_set(draws, 1e4);
    Apop_varad_set(rng, NULL);
    out->draws_refcount = malloc(sizeof(int));
    *out->draws_refcount = 1;
)

Apop_settings_free(apop_cdf,
    if (in->draws_made && !--*in->draws_refcount)
        gsl_matrix_free(in->draws_made);
)

Apop_settings_copy(apop_cdf,
    ++*out->draws_refcount;
)