4.7.8.1.1. statsmodels.tools.linalg.logdet_symm

statsmodels.tools.linalg.logdet_symm(m, check_symm=False)

Return log(det(m)) asserting positive definiteness of m.

Parameters:

m : array-like

2d array that is positive-definite (and symmetric)

Returns:

logdet : float

The log-determinant of m.