Package edu.cmu.tetrad.util.dist

Class LogNormal

java.lang.Object

edu.cmu.tetrad.util.dist.LogNormal

All Implemented Interfaces:

Distribution, TetradSerializable, Serializable

public class LogNormal
extends Object
implements Distribution

Represents a lognormal distribution for purposes of sampling.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

josephramsey

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LogNormal(double sd)	Constructor for LogNormal.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getName()	getName.
int	getNumParameters()	getNumParameters.
double	getParameter(int index)	Returns the index'th parameter.
String	getParameterName(int index)	The name of the index'th parameter, for display purposes.
double	nextRandom()	nextRandom.
static LogNormal	serializableInstance()	Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization.
void	setParameter(int index, double value)	Sets the index'th parameter to the given value.
String	toString()	toString.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

LogNormal

public LogNormal(double sd)

Constructor for LogNormal.

Parameters:

sd - a double

Method Details

serializableInstance

public static LogNormal serializableInstance()

Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization.

Returns:

The exemplar.

getNumParameters

public int getNumParameters()

getNumParameters.

Specified by:

getNumParameters in interface Distribution

Returns:

a int

getName

public String getName()

getName.

Specified by:

getName in interface Distribution

Returns:

a String object

setParameter

public void setParameter(int index,
 double value)

Sets the index'th parameter to the given value.

Specified by:

setParameter in interface Distribution

Parameters:

index - Ibid. Must be >= 0 and < # parameters.

value - Ibid.

getParameter

public double getParameter(int index)

Returns the index'th parameter.

Specified by:

getParameter in interface Distribution

Parameters:

index - Ibid. Muist be <= 0 and < # parameters.

Returns:

The Ibid.

getParameterName

public String getParameterName(int index)

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.

nextRandom

public double nextRandom()

nextRandom.

Specified by:

nextRandom in interface Distribution

Returns:

a double

toString

public String toString()

toString.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a String object