Package edu.cmu.tetrad.util.dist
Class Uniform
java.lang.Object
edu.cmu.tetrad.util.dist.Uniform
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Distribution
,TetradSerializable
,Serializable
For given a, b (a < b), returns a point chosen uniformly from [a, b]. The parameters are 0 = a, 1 = b.
- Author:
- josephramsey
- See Also:
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Constructor Summary
Constructors -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptiongetName()
Returns the name of the distribution.int
Returns the number of parameters in the distribution.double
getParameter
(int index) Returns the index'th parameter.getParameterName
(int index) The name of the index'th parameter, for display purposes.double
Returns the next random number from the distribution.static Uniform
Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization.void
setParameter
(int index, double value) Sets the value of the i'th parameter.toString()
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Constructor Details
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Uniform
public Uniform(double a, double b)
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Method Details
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serializableInstance
Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization. -
setParameter
public void setParameter(int index, double value) Sets the value of the i'th parameter.- Specified by:
setParameter
in interfaceDistribution
- Parameters:
index
- Ibid. Must be >= 0 and < # parameters.value
- Ibid.
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getParameter
public double getParameter(int index) Description copied from interface:Distribution
Returns the index'th parameter.- Specified by:
getParameter
in interfaceDistribution
- Parameters:
index
- Ibid. Muist be <= 0 and < # parameters.- Returns:
- the value of the ith parameter.
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getParameterName
Description copied from interface:Distribution
The name of the index'th parameter, for display purposes.- Specified by:
getParameterName
in interfaceDistribution
- Parameters:
index
- Ibid. Must be >= 0 and < # parameters.- Returns:
- Ibid.
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getNumParameters
public int getNumParameters()Description copied from interface:Distribution
Returns the number of parameters in the distribution.- Specified by:
getNumParameters
in interfaceDistribution
- Returns:
- the number of parameters = 2.
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nextRandom
public double nextRandom()Description copied from interface:Distribution
Returns the next random number from the distribution.- Specified by:
nextRandom
in interfaceDistribution
- Returns:
- the next random sample from the distribution.
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getName
Description copied from interface:Distribution
Returns the name of the distribution.- Specified by:
getName
in interfaceDistribution
- Returns:
- the name.
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toString
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