hydroScalingAPI.util.probability
Class GeometricDistribution

java.lang.Object
  hydroScalingAPI.util.probability.GeometricDistribution

All Implemented Interfaces:

DiscreteDistribution

public class GeometricDistribution
extends java.lang.Object
implements DiscreteDistribution

An implementation of DiscreteDistribution using a geometric distribution P(i)=p*(1-p)^i

Author:

Ricardo Mantilla

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GeometricDistribution

public GeometricDistribution(double theBase,
                             int theMinVal)

Creates a new instance of GeometricDistribution

Parameters:

theBase - The probability of success

theMinVal - The lower limit of the random variable

Method Detail

sample

public int sample()

Returns a random value that follows a 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