Generates a pseudorandom number from a standard exponential
distribution.
Namespace:
Imsl.StatAssembly: ImslCS (in ImslCS.dll) Version: 6.5.0.0
Syntax
| C# |
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public virtual double NextExponential() |
| Visual Basic (Declaration) |
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Public Overridable Function NextExponential As Double |
| Visual C++ |
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public: virtual double NextExponential() |
Return Value
A double which specifies a pseudorandom number from a standard exponential distribution.Remarks
The probability density function is
; for 
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NextExponential uses an antithetic inverse CDF technique; that is, a uniform random deviate U is generated and the inverse of the exponential cumulative distribution function is evaluated at 1.0 - U to yield the exponential deviate.
Deviates from the exponential distribution with mean THETA can be generated by using NextExponential and then multiplying the result by THETA.
