Java source code of 'jhplot.math.num.random.NormalRandomVariable'

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package jhplot.math.num.random;


/**
 * 

* A random variable generator for the Normal distribution. *

*

* References: *

    *
  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Normal distribution," Wikipedia, The Free * Encyclopedia, * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution
  2. *
*

* * @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; } }