Colt 1.2.0

cern.jet.random
Class Empirical

java.lang.Object
  extended bycern.colt.PersistentObject
      extended bycern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution
          extended bycern.jet.random.AbstractContinousDistribution
              extended bycern.jet.random.Empirical
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, DoubleFunction, IntFunction, Serializable

public class Empirical
extends AbstractContinousDistribution

Empirical distribution.

The probability distribution function (pdf) must be provided by the user as an array of positive real numbers. The pdf does not need to be provided in the form of relative probabilities, absolute probabilities are also accepted.

If interpolationType == LINEAR_INTERPOLATION a linear interpolation within the bin is computed, resulting in a constant density within each bin.

If interpolationType == NO_INTERPOLATION no interpolation is performed and the result is a discrete distribution.

Instance methods operate on a user supplied uniform random number generator; they are unsynchronized.

Static methods operate on a default uniform random number generator; they are synchronized.

Implementation: A uniform random number is generated using a user supplied generator. The uniform number is then transformed to the user's distribution using the cumulative probability distribution constructed from the pdf. The cumulative distribution is inverted using a binary search for the nearest bin boundary.

This is a port of RandGeneral used in CLHEP 1.4.0 (C++).

Version:
1.0, 09/24/99
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Serialized Form

Field Summary
static int LINEAR_INTERPOLATION
           
static int NO_INTERPOLATION
           
 
Fields inherited from class cern.colt.PersistentObject
serialVersionUID
 
Constructor Summary
Empirical(double[] pdf, int interpolationType, RandomEngine randomGenerator)
          Constructs an Empirical distribution.
 
Method Summary
 double cdf(int k)
          Returns the cumulative distribution function.
 Object clone()
          Returns a deep copy of the receiver; the copy will produce identical sequences.
 double nextDouble()
          Returns a random number from the distribution.
 double pdf(double x)
          Returns the probability distribution function.
 double pdf(int k)
          Returns the probability distribution function.
 void setState(double[] pdf, int interpolationType)
          Sets the distribution parameters.
 String toString()
          Returns a String representation of the receiver.
 
Methods inherited from class cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution
apply, apply, makeDefaultGenerator, nextInt
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

LINEAR_INTERPOLATION

public static final int LINEAR_INTERPOLATION
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Constant Field Values

NO_INTERPOLATION

public static final int NO_INTERPOLATION
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Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

Empirical

public Empirical(double[] pdf,
                 int interpolationType,
                 RandomEngine randomGenerator)
Constructs an Empirical distribution. The probability distribution function (pdf) is an array of positive real numbers. It need not be provided in the form of relative probabilities, absolute probabilities are also accepted. The pdf must satisfy both of the following conditions
  • 0.0 <= pdf[i] : 0<=i<=pdf.length-1
  • 0.0 < Sum(pdf[i]) : 0<=i<=pdf.length-1

Parameters:
pdf - the probability distribution function.
interpolationType - can be either Empirical.NO_INTERPOLATION or Empirical.LINEAR_INTERPOLATION.
randomGenerator - a uniform random number generator.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if at least one of the three conditions above is violated.
Method Detail

cdf

public double cdf(int k)
Returns the cumulative distribution function.


clone

public Object clone()
Returns a deep copy of the receiver; the copy will produce identical sequences. After this call has returned, the copy and the receiver have equal but separate state.

Overrides:
clone in class AbstractDistribution
Returns:
a copy of the receiver.

nextDouble

public double nextDouble()
Returns a random number from the distribution.

Specified by:
nextDouble in class AbstractDistribution

pdf

public double pdf(double x)
Returns the probability distribution function.


pdf

public double pdf(int k)
Returns the probability distribution function.


setState

public void setState(double[] pdf,
                     int interpolationType)
Sets the distribution parameters. The pdf must satisfy both of the following conditions
  • 0.0 <= pdf[i] : 0 < =i <= pdf.length-1
  • 0.0 < Sum(pdf[i]) : 0 <=i <= pdf.length-1

Parameters:
pdf - probability distribution function.
interpolationType - can be either Empirical.NO_INTERPOLATION or Empirical.LINEAR_INTERPOLATION.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if at least one of the three conditions above is violated.

toString

public String toString()
Returns a String representation of the receiver.


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