org.cicirello.math.rand

Class RandomVariates

java.lang.Object

org.cicirello.math.rand.RandomVariates

public final class RandomVariates
extends Object

This utility class provides methods for generating random variates from different distributions.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	nextBinomial(int n, double p) Generates a pseudorandom integer from a binomial distribution.
static int	nextBinomial(int n, double p, Random r) Generates a pseudorandom integer from a binomial distribution.
static int	nextBinomial(int n, double p, SplittableRandom r) Generates a pseudorandom integer from a binomial distribution.
static double	nextCauchy(double scale) Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution with median 0 and chosen scale parameter.
static double	nextCauchy(double median, double scale) Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution.
static double	nextCauchy(double median, double scale, Random r) Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution.
static double	nextCauchy(double median, double scale, SplittableRandom r) Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution.
static double	nextCauchy(double scale, Random r) Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution with median 0 and chosen scale parameter.
static double	nextCauchy(double scale, SplittableRandom r) Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution with median 0 and chosen scale parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

nextBinomial

public static int nextBinomial(int n,
                               double p)

Generates a pseudorandom integer from a binomial distribution. The source of randomness is via the ThreadLocalRandom class, and thus this method is both safe and efficient for use with threads.

Parameters:

n - Number of trials for the binomial distribution.

p - The probability of a successful trial.

Returns:

A pseudorandom integer from a binomial distribution.

nextBinomial

public static int nextBinomial(int n,
                               double p,
                               Random r)

Generates a pseudorandom integer from a binomial distribution.

Parameters:

n - Number of trials for the binomial distribution.

p - The probability of a successful trial.

r - The source of randomness.

Returns:

A pseudorandom integer from a binomial distribution.

nextBinomial

public static int nextBinomial(int n,
                               double p,
                               SplittableRandom r)

Generates a pseudorandom integer from a binomial distribution.

Parameters:

n - Number of trials for the binomial distribution.

p - The probability of a successful trial.

r - The source of randomness.

Returns:

A pseudorandom integer from a binomial distribution.

nextCauchy

public static double nextCauchy(double median,
                                double scale)

Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution.

Parameters:

median - The median of the Cauchy.

scale - The scale parameter of the Cauchy.

Returns:

a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution

nextCauchy

public static double nextCauchy(double scale)

Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution with median 0 and chosen scale parameter.

Parameters:

scale - The scale parameter of the Cauchy.

Returns:

a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution

nextCauchy

public static double nextCauchy(double median,
                                double scale,
                                Random r)

Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution.

Parameters:

median - The median of the Cauchy.

scale - The scale parameter of the Cauchy.

r - The source of randomness.

Returns:

a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution

nextCauchy

public static double nextCauchy(double scale,
                                Random r)

Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution with median 0 and chosen scale parameter.

Parameters:

scale - The scale parameter of the Cauchy.

r - The source of randomness.

Returns:

a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution

nextCauchy

public static double nextCauchy(double median,
                                double scale,
                                SplittableRandom r)

Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution.

Parameters:

median - The median of the Cauchy.

scale - The scale parameter of the Cauchy.

r - The source of randomness.

Returns:

a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution

nextCauchy

public static double nextCauchy(double scale,
                                SplittableRandom r)

Generates a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution with median 0 and chosen scale parameter.

Parameters:

scale - The scale parameter of the Cauchy.

r - The source of randomness.

Returns:

a pseudorandom number from a Cauchy distribution