Re: [Boost-users] [Math/Statistical Distributions+Random] Random number generation

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 4:22 AM, er wrote:

Marco Guazzone wrote:

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Thank you! I've taken a look... Very interesting.

Thanks.

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But. why using different statistical distribution classes

#include

This file does not define a new gamma distribution, only extra, non overlapping functionality. For example, you can map the gamma distribution to the gamma random engine :

typedef boost::math::gamma_distribution gamma_; typedef dist_random< gamma_ > meta; typedef meta::type random_; gamma_ gamma(5.0); random_ r = meta::make(gamma);

Got it!

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What I mean is that I think an integration between Boost.Random and Boost.StatisticalDistribution would be very useful for users

Perhaps, but it's not under my control. Anyhow, if you do e.g

 generate_n(it,n,gamma,urng);

the interface make no reference to boost/random (hidden in implementation)

Hope the authors of Statistical Distribution toolkit consider to merge your code in the near future :) Thank you very much! Cheers, -- Marco