Package edu.cmu.tetrad.util.dist

Class Uniform

java.lang.Object
edu.cmu.tetrad.util.dist.Uniform
All Implemented Interfaces:
Distribution, TetradSerializable, Serializable
public class Uniform extends Object implements Distribution
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:

  • Constructor Details

    • Uniform

      public Uniform(double a, double b)

  • Method Details

    • serializableInstance

      public static Uniform 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 interface Distribution
      Parameters:
      index - Ibid. Must be >= 0 and < # parameters.
      value - Ibid.

    • getParameter

      public double getParameter(int index)
      Description copied from interface: Distribution
      Returns the index'th parameter.
      Specified by:
      getParameter in interface Distribution
      Parameters:
      index - Ibid. Muist be <= 0 and < # parameters.
      Returns:
      the value of the ith parameter.

    • getParameterName

      public String getParameterName(int index)
      Description copied from interface: Distribution
      The name of the index'th parameter, for display purposes.
      Specified by:
      getParameterName in interface Distribution
      Parameters:
      index - Ibid. Must be >= 0 and < # parameters.
      Returns:
      Ibid.

    • getNumParameters

      public int getNumParameters()
      Description copied from interface: Distribution
      Returns the number of parameters in the distribution.
      Specified by:
      getNumParameters in interface Distribution
      Returns:
      the number of parameters = 2.

    • nextRandom

      public double nextRandom()
      Description copied from interface: Distribution
      Returns the next random number from the distribution.
      Specified by:
      nextRandom in interface Distribution
      Returns:
      the next random sample from the distribution.

    • getName

      public String getName()
      Description copied from interface: Distribution
      Returns the name of the distribution.
      Specified by:
      getName in interface Distribution
      Returns:
      the name.

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object