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GammaDistributionRandom Method (Double, Double, Int32, Random)

Generates a random vector of observations from the Gamma distribution with the given parameters.

Namespace:  Accord.Statistics.Distributions.Univariate
Assembly:  Accord.Statistics (in Accord.Statistics.dll) Version: 3.8.0
Syntax
public static double[] Random(
	double shape,
	double scale,
	int samples,
	Random source
)
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Parameters

shape
Type: SystemDouble
The shape parameter k (or alpha).
scale
Type: SystemDouble
The scale parameter theta (or inverse beta).
samples
Type: SystemInt32
The number of samples to generate.
source
Type: SystemRandom
The random number generator to use as a source of randomness. Default is to use Random.

Return Value

Type: Double
An array of double values sampled from the specified Gamma distribution.
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