random numbers from user-defined distributions
- To: mathgroup at yoda.physics.unc.edu
- Subject: random numbers from user-defined distributions
- From: msdrl!nachbar at uunet.uu.net (Dr. Robert B. Nachbar)
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 16:49:46 EDT
does anyone know how to use Random with an arbitrary distribution
function? i would like to generate random numbers in the range {0, Pi}
with a probability distribution function (PDF) of Sin[x].
bob
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