hydroScalingAPI.util.probability
Class GeneralGeometricDistribution

java.lang.Object
  hydroScalingAPI.util.probability.GeneralGeometricDistribution

All Implemented Interfaces:

DiscreteDistribution

public class GeneralGeometricDistribution
extends java.lang.Object
implements DiscreteDistribution

An implementation of DiscreteDistribution using a generalized geometric distribution P(i)=b*c^i, i>1 and P(0)=1-sum(P(i))

Author:

Ricardo Mantilla

Constructor Summary

GeneralGeometricDistribution(double theCoeff, double theBase, int theMinVal)
Creates a new instance of GeneralGeometricDistribution

Method Summary

static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Tests for the class
int	sample() Returns a random value that follows a generalized geometric distribution

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GeneralGeometricDistribution

public GeneralGeometricDistribution(double theCoeff,
                                    double theBase,
                                    int theMinVal)

Creates a new instance of GeneralGeometricDistribution

Parameters:

theCoeff - The probability of success

theBase - The probability of failure

theMinVal - The lower limit of the random variable

Method Detail

sample

public int sample()

Returns a random value that follows a generalized geometric distribution

Specified by:

sample in interface DiscreteDistribution

Returns:

A random value

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Tests for the class

Parameters:

args - the command line arguments