com.numericalmethod.suanshu.stats.sampling.discrete
Class DiscreteSampling<X>

java.lang.Object
  com.numericalmethod.suanshu.stats.sampling.discrete.DiscreteSampling<X>

public class DiscreteSampling<X>
extends java.lang.Object

This class samples from a discrete probability distribution.

Constructor Summary

DiscreteSampling(java.lang.Iterable<X> collection, ProbabilityMassFunction<X> pmf)

Method Summary

X	getSample(double cm) Get a sample from the probability distribution.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DiscreteSampling

public DiscreteSampling(java.lang.Iterable<X> collection,
                        ProbabilityMassFunction<X> pmf)

Method Detail

getSample

public X getSample(double cm)

Get a sample from the probability distribution.

Parameters:

cm - cumulative probability mass

Returns:

a sample; null if none exists for cm