function [ value, ifault ] = ppnd ( p )

%*****************************************************************************80
%
%% PPND produces the normal deviate value corresponding to lower tail area = P.
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
%
%  Modified:
%
%    21 January 2008
%
%  Author:
%
%    Original FORTRAN77 version by J Beasley, S Springer.
%    FORTRAN90 version by John Burkardt.
%
%  Reference:
%
%    J Beasley, S Springer,
%    Algorithm AS 111:
%    The Percentage Points of the Normal Distribution,
%    Applied Statistics,
%    Volume 26, Number 1, 1977, pages 118-121.
%
%  Parameters:
%
%    Input, real P, the value of the cumulative probability
%    densitity function.  0 < P < 1.
%
%    Output, real VALUE, the normal deviate value with the property that
%    the probability of a standard normal deviate being less than or
%    equal to PPND is P.
%
%    Output, integer IFAULT, error flag.
%    0, no error.
%    1, P <= 0 or P >= 1.  PPND is returned as 0.
%
  a0 = 2.50662823884;
  a1 = -18.61500062529;
  a2 = 41.39119773534;
  a3 = -25.44106049637;
  b1 = -8.47351093090;
  b2 = 23.08336743743;
  b3 = -21.06224101826;
  b4 = 3.13082909833;
  c0 = -2.78718931138;
  c1 = -2.29796479134;
  c2 = 4.85014127135;
  c3 = 2.32121276858;
  d1 = 3.54388924762;
  d2 = 1.63706781897;
  split = 0.42;

  ifault = 0;
%
%  0.08 < P < 0.92
%
  if ( abs ( p - 0.5 ) <= split )

    r = ( p - 0.5 ) * ( p - 0.5 );

    value = ( p - 0.5 ) * ( ( ( ...
        a3   * r ...
      + a2 ) * r ...
      + a1 ) * r ...
      + a0 ) / ( ( ( ( ...
        b4   * r ...
      + b3 ) * r ...
      + b2 ) * r ...
      + b1 ) * r ...
      + 1.0 );
%
%  P < 0.08 or P > 0.92,
%  R = min ( P, 1-P )
%
  elseif ( 0.0 < p & p < 1.0 )

    if ( 0.5 < p )
      r = sqrt ( - log ( 1.0 - p ) );
    else
      r = sqrt ( - log ( p ) );
    end

    value = ( ( ( ...
        c3   * r ...
      + c2 ) * r ...
      + c1 ) * r ...
      + c0 ) / ( ( ...
        d2   * r ...
      + d1 ) * r ...
      + 1.0 );

    if ( p < 0.5 )
      value = - value;
    end
%
%  P <= 0.0 or 1.0 <= P
%
  else

    ifault = 1;
    value = 0.0;

  end

  return
end