function [y] = bratleyetal92(xx)

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% BRATLEY ET AL. (1992) FUNCTION
%
% Authors: Sonja Surjanovic, Simon Fraser University
%          Derek Bingham, Simon Fraser University
% Questions/Comments: Please email Derek Bingham at dbingham@stat.sfu.ca.
%
% Copyright 2013. Derek Bingham, Simon Fraser University.
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% INPUT:
%
% xx = [x1, x2, ..., xd]
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d = length(xx);
sum = 0;

for ii = 1:d
    prod = 1;
    for jj = 1:ii
        xj = xx(jj);
        prod = prod * xj;
    end
    sum = sum + prod*(-1)^ii;
end

y = sum;

end