psimjava
Class Normal

java.lang.Object
  psimjava.Normal

public class Normal
extends java.lang.Object

Normal Distribution random number generator

PsimJ Java package for OO simulation

Object-oriented simulation package, process interaction approach.

(C) J. M. Garrido. June 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007

Random number generator, Normal distribution

Constructor Summary

Normal(double rmean, double rstd)
Constructor using values of type double

Normal(double rmean, double rstd, int seed)
Constructor using values of type double

Method Summary

double

fdraw() This function generates a random number from Normal distribution set up by the constructor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Normal

public Normal(double rmean,
              double rstd,
              int seed)

Constructor using values of type double

Parameters:

rmean - double - Mean of the distribution

rstd - double - Standard Deviation of the distribution

seed - int - seed for the distribution

Normal

public Normal(double rmean,
              double rstd)

Constructor using values of type double

Parameters:

rmean - double - Mean of the distribution

rstd - double - Standard Deviation of the distribution

Method Detail

fdraw

public double fdraw()

This function generates a random number from Normal distribution set up by the constructor

Returns:

double, a pseudo-random number.