distributions.h File Reference

Contains an utility function to generate random number from a normal distribution. Not supposed to be used directly by the user. More...

#include <gsl/gsl_rng.h>

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Functions
double	normal_random (gsl_rng *rng, double µ, double σ)
	Return a double value from a normal (a.k.a. gaussian) distribution with the specified mu and sigma. More...

Detailed Description

Contains an utility function to generate random number from a normal distribution. Not supposed to be used directly by the user.

Function Documentation

normal_random()

double normal_random	(	gsl_rng *	rng,
		double	µ,
		double	σ
	)

Return a double value from a normal (a.k.a. gaussian) distribution with the specified mu and sigma.

Parameters

[in]	rng	The core random number generator to use to produce the normal distribution.
[in]	µ	The expected median value of the distribution.
[in]	σ	The sigma of the distribution representing how wide it is.

Returns

A double generated according to the gaussian distribution.