def reduce(self, values, inplace=True):
        """
        Reduces the distribution to the context of the given variable values.

        Let C(X,Y ; K, h, g) be some canonical form over X,Y where,

        k = [[K_XX, K_XY],        ;       h = [[h_X],
             [K_YX, K_YY]]                     [h_Y]]

        The formula for the obtained conditional distribution for setting
        Y = y is given by,

        .. math:: K' = K_{XX}
        .. math:: h' = h_X - K_{XY} * y
        .. math:: g' = g + {h^T}_Y * y - 0.5 * y^T * K_{YY} * y


        Parameters
        ----------
        values: list, array-like
            A list of tuples of the form (variable name, variable value).

        inplace: boolean
            If inplace=True it will modify the factor itself, else would return
            a new CaninicalFactor object.

        Returns
        -------
        CanonicalDistribution or None:
                if inplace=True (default) returns None
                if inplace=False returns a new CanonicalDistribution instance.

        Examples
        --------
        >>> import numpy as np
        >>> from pgmpy.factors.continuous import CanonicalDistribution
        >>> phi = CanonicalDistribution(['X1', 'X2', 'X3'],
        ...                       np.array([[1, -1, 0], [-1, 4, -2], [0, -2, 4]]),
        ...                       np.array([[1], [4], [-1]]), -2)
        >>> phi.variables
        ['X1', 'X2', 'X3']

        >>> phi.K
        array([[ 1., -1.],
               [-1.,  3.]])

        >>> phi.h
        array([[ 1. ],
               [ 3.5]])

        >>> phi.g
        -2

        >>> phi.reduce([('X3', 0.25)])

        >>> phi.variables
        ['X1', 'X2']

        >>> phi.K
        array([[ 1, -1],
               [-1,  4]])

        >>> phi.h
        array([[ 1. ],
               [ 4.5]])

        >>> phi.g
        -2.375
        """
        if not isinstance(values, (list, tuple, np.ndarray)):
            raise TypeError("variables: Expected type list or array-like, "
                            "got type {var_type}".format(var_type=type(values)))

        if not all([var in self.variables for var, value in values]):
            raise ValueError("Variable not in scope.")

        phi = self if inplace else self.copy()

        var_to_reduce = [var for var, value in values]

        # index_to_keep -> j vector
        index_to_keep = [self.variables.index(var) for var in self.variables
                         if var not in var_to_reduce]
        # index_to_reduce -> i vector
        index_to_reduce = [self.variables.index(var) for var in var_to_reduce]

        K_i_i = self.K[np.ix_(index_to_keep, index_to_keep)]
        K_i_j = self.K[np.ix_(index_to_keep, index_to_reduce)]
        K_j_j = self.K[np.ix_(index_to_reduce, index_to_reduce)]
        h_i = self.h[index_to_keep]
        h_j = self.h[index_to_reduce]

        # The values for the reduced variables.
        y = np.array([value for var, value in values]).reshape(len(index_to_reduce), 1)

        phi.variables = [self.variables[index] for index in index_to_keep]
        phi.K = K_i_i
        phi.h = h_i - np.dot(K_i_j, y)
        phi.g = self.g + (np.dot(h_j.T, y) - (0.5 * np.dot(np.dot(y.T, K_j_j), y)))[0][0]

        if not inplace:
            return phi
Reduces the distribution to the context of the given variable values.

        Let C(X,Y ; K, h, g) be some canonical form over X,Y where,

        k = [[K_XX, K_XY],        ;       h = [[h_X],
             [K_YX, K_YY]]                     [h_Y]]

        The formula for the obtained conditional distribution for setting
        Y = y is given by,

        .. math:: K' = K_{XX}
        .. math:: h' = h_X - K_{XY} * y
        .. math:: g' = g + {h^T}_Y * y - 0.5 * y^T * K_{YY} * y


        Parameters
        ----------
        values: list, array-like
            A list of tuples of the form (variable name, variable value).

        inplace: boolean
            If inplace=True it will modify the factor itself, else would return
            a new CaninicalFactor object.

        Returns
        -------
        CanonicalDistribution or None:
                if inplace=True (default) returns None
                if inplace=False returns a new CanonicalDistribution instance.

        Examples
        --------
        >>> import numpy as np
        >>> from pgmpy.factors.continuous import CanonicalDistribution
        >>> phi = CanonicalDistribution(['X1', 'X2', 'X3'],
        ...                       np.array([[1, -1, 0], [-1, 4, -2], [0, -2, 4]]),
        ...                       np.array([[1], [4], [-1]]), -2)
        >>> phi.variables
        ['X1', 'X2', 'X3']

        >>> phi.K
        array([[ 1., -1.],
               [-1.,  3.]])

        >>> phi.h
        array([[ 1. ],
               [ 3.5]])

        >>> phi.g
        -2

        >>> phi.reduce([('X3', 0.25)])

        >>> phi.variables
        ['X1', 'X2']

        >>> phi.K
        array([[ 1, -1],
               [-1,  4]])

        >>> phi.h
        array([[ 1. ],
               [ 4.5]])

        >>> phi.g
        -2.375