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Re: Random number with custom distribution

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• Subject: [mg107473] Re: [mg107445] Random number with custom distribution
• From: cire g <eric.phys at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:25:29 -0500 (EST)
• References: <201002121008.FAA15765@smc.vnet.net>

wiso wrote:
> Dear experts, is there a simple way to generate a random sample of a
> custom distribution? With Random I can generate random numbers
> according to the predefined distribution (Uniform, Normal, ...) but
> what about custom distribution (in my case a polynomial function)?
>
>
>   
I have a similar problem of trying to generate random numbers from a 
mixture pdf !

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  • Random number with custom distribution
    • From: wiso <giurrero@gmail.com>