Struct rand::distributions::Gamma [] [src]

pub struct Gamma { /* fields omitted */ }

The Gamma distribution Gamma(shape, scale) distribution.

The density function of this distribution is

f(x) =  x^(k - 1) * exp(-x / θ) / (Γ(k) * θ^k)

where Γ is the Gamma function, k is the shape and θ is the scale and both k and θ are strictly positive.

The algorithm used is that described by Marsaglia & Tsang 2000[1], falling back to directly sampling from an Exponential for shape == 1, and using the boosting technique described in [1] for shape < 1.

Example

use rand::distributions::{IndependentSample, Gamma};

let gamma = Gamma::new(2.0, 5.0);
let v = gamma.ind_sample(&mut rand::thread_rng());
println!("{} is from a Gamma(2, 5) distribution", v);

[1]: George Marsaglia and Wai Wan Tsang. 2000. "A Simple Method for Generating Gamma Variables" ACM Trans. Math. Softw. 26, 3 (September 2000), 363-372. DOI:10.1145/358407.358414

Methods

impl Gamma
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Construct an object representing the Gamma(shape, scale) distribution.

Panics if shape <= 0 or scale <= 0.

Trait Implementations

impl Debug for Gamma
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Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

impl Copy for Gamma
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impl IndependentSample<f64> for Gamma
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Generate a random value.

impl Clone for Gamma
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Returns a copy of the value. Read more

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Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more

impl Sample<f64> for Gamma
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Generate a random value of Support, using rng as the source of randomness. Read more