Class: ERV::DiscreteUniformDistribution

Inherits:
Distribution show all
Defined in:
lib/erv/discrete_uniform_distribution.rb

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(opts = {}) ⇒ DiscreteUniformDistribution

Returns a new instance of DiscreteUniformDistribution.

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/erv/discrete_uniform_distribution.rb', line 10

def initialize(opts={})
  super(opts)

  raise ArgumentError unless opts[:max_value]
  @max = opts[:max_value].to_i
  @min = opts[:min_value].try(:to_i) || 0
  @mean = (@max + @min) / 2.0
  # See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_uniform_distribution
  @variance = ((@max - @min + 1) ** 2 - 1) / 12.0
end

Instance Attribute Details

#mean ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute mean.



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# File 'lib/erv/discrete_uniform_distribution.rb', line 8

def mean
  @mean
end

#variance ⇒ Object (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute variance.



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# File 'lib/erv/discrete_uniform_distribution.rb', line 8

def variance
  @variance
end

Instance Method Details

#sample ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/erv/discrete_uniform_distribution.rb', line 21

def sample
  @min + @rng.rand(@max - @min)
end