Python/maths/nevilles_method.py
Matthew Wisdom 3c8fec1316
Add Neville's algorithm for polynomial interpolation (#5447)
* Added nevilles algorithm for polynomial interpolation

* Added type hinting for neville_interpolate function arguments.

* Added more descriptive names

* Update nevilles_method.py

* Fixed some linting issues

* Fixed type hinting error

* Fixed nevilles_method.py

* Add ellipsis for doctest spanning multiple lines

* Update nevilles_method.py

Co-authored-by: John Law <johnlaw.po@gmail.com>
2021-11-02 18:07:36 +08:00

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"""
Python program to show how to interpolate and evaluate a polynomial
using Neville's method.
Nevilles method evaluates a polynomial that passes through a
given set of x and y points for a particular x value (x0) using the
Newton polynomial form.
Reference:
https://rpubs.com/aaronsc32/nevilles-method-polynomial-interpolation
"""
def neville_interpolate(x_points: list, y_points: list, x0: int) -> list:
"""
Interpolate and evaluate a polynomial using Neville's method.
Arguments:
x_points, y_points: Iterables of x and corresponding y points through
which the polynomial passes.
x0: The value of x to evaluate the polynomial for.
Return Value: A list of the approximated value and the Neville iterations
table respectively.
>>> import pprint
>>> neville_interpolate((1,2,3,4,6), (6,7,8,9,11), 5)[0]
10.0
>>> pprint.pprint(neville_interpolate((1,2,3,4,6), (6,7,8,9,11), 99)[1])
[[0, 6, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 7, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 8, 104.0, 0, 0],
[0, 9, 104.0, 104.0, 0],
[0, 11, 104.0, 104.0, 104.0]]
>>> neville_interpolate((1,2,3,4,6), (6,7,8,9,11), 99)[0]
104.0
>>> neville_interpolate((1,2,3,4,6), (6,7,8,9,11), '')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
...
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for -: 'str' and 'int'
"""
n = len(x_points)
q = [[0] * n for i in range(n)]
for i in range(n):
q[i][1] = y_points[i]
for i in range(2, n):
for j in range(i, n):
q[j][i] = (
(x0 - x_points[j - i + 1]) * q[j][i - 1]
- (x0 - x_points[j]) * q[j - 1][i - 1]
) / (x_points[j] - x_points[j - i + 1])
return [q[n - 1][n - 1], q]
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()