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package jhplot.math.num.random;
/**
*
* A random variable generator for the Normal distribution.
*
*
* References:
*
* - Wikipedia contributors, "Normal distribution," Wikipedia, The Free
* Encyclopedia,
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution
*
*
*
* @since 1.3
* @version $Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2007/11/18 23:51:19 $
*/
public class NormalRandomVariable extends AbstractContinuousRandomVariable {
/** The P1. */
private static final double P1 = 0.86385546;
/** The P2. */
private static final double P2 = P1 + 0.1108179673;
/** The P3. */
private static final double P3 = P2 + 0.02262677245;
/** The mean. */
private double mean;
/** The standard deviation. */
private double standardDeviation;
/**
* Default constructor. Mean is set to zero and standard deviation is set to
* one.
*/
public NormalRandomVariable() {
this(0.0, 1.0);
}
/**
* Create a random variable with the given mean and standard deviation.
*
* @param m the mean.
* @param s the standard deviation.
*/
public NormalRandomVariable(double m, double s) {
this(m, s, new RandomRNG());
}
/**
* Create a random variable with the given parameters.
*
* @param m the mean.
* @param s the standard deviation.
* @param source the source generator.
*/
public NormalRandomVariable(double m, double s, RNG source) {
super(source);
setMean(m);
setStandardDeviation(s);
}
/**
*
* Access the next random variable using the given generator.
*
*
* The implementation of this method is based on the Normal generator of
* Marsaglia and Bray.
*
*
* @param m the mean.
* @param s the standard deviation.
* @param source the source generator.
* @return the next random variable.
*/
public static double nextRandomVariable(double m, double s, RNG source) {
double x;
double u = source.nextRandomNumber();
if (u <= P1) {
double v = source.nextRandomNumber() * 2.0 - 1.0;
double w = source.nextRandomNumber() * 2.0 - 1.0;
x = 2.3153508 * u - 1.0 + v + w;
} else if (u <= P2) {
double v = source.nextRandomNumber();
x = 3.0 / 2.0 * (v - 1 + 9.0334237 * (u - P1));
} else if (u <= P3) {
double u1;
double v;
double sum;
double w;
do {
x = source.nextRandomNumber() * 6.0 - 3.0;
u1 = source.nextRandomNumber();
v = Math.abs(x);
w = 6.6313339 * (9.0 - 6.0 * v + v * v);
sum = 0.0;
if (v < 3.0 / 2.0) {
sum = 6.0432809 * (3.0 / 2.0 - v);
}
if (v < 1.0) {
sum = sum + 13.2626678 * (3.0 - v * v) - w;
}
} while (u1 > 490024445 * Math.exp(-(v * v) / 2.0) - sum - w);
} else {
double v;
do {
v = source.nextRandomNumber();
double w = source.nextRandomNumber();
x = 9.0 / 2.0 - Math.log(w);
} while (x * v * v > 9.0 / 2.0);
x = Math.sqrt(2.0 * x) * Math.signum(u - 0.9986501);
}
return x * s + m;
}
/**
* Access the mean.
*
* @return the mean.
*/
private double getMean() {
return mean;
}
/**
* Access the standard deviation.
*
* @return the standard deviation.
*/
private double getStandardDeviation() {
return standardDeviation;
}
/**
* Access the next random variable from this generator.
*
* @return the next random variable.
*/
public double nextRandomVariable() {
return nextRandomVariable(getMean(), getStandardDeviation(),
getSource());
}
/**
* Modify the mean.
*
* @param m the new mean value.
*/
private void setMean(double m) {
if (Double.isNaN(m)) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Mean must be a valid number.");
}
this.mean = m;
}
/**
* Modify the standard deviation.
*
* @param std The new standard deviation value.
*/
private void setStandardDeviation(double std) {
if (std <= 0.0 || Double.isNaN(std)) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Standard deviation must be positive.");
}
this.standardDeviation = std;
}
}