Class ThinRNG
- java.lang.Object
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- dev.nm.stat.random.rng.univariate.ThinRNG
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
RandomNumberGenerator
,Seedable
public class ThinRNG extends Object implements RandomNumberGenerator
Thinning is a scheme that returns every m-th item, discarding the last m-1 items for each draw. This usually helps reduce serial correlation.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description ThinRNG(RandomNumberGenerator rng, int m)
Constructs a thinned RNG.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description double
nextDouble()
Get the next randomdouble
.void
seed(long... seeds)
Seed the random number/vector/scenario generator to produce repeatable experiments.
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Constructor Detail
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ThinRNG
public ThinRNG(RandomNumberGenerator rng, int m)
Constructs a thinned RNG.- Parameters:
rng
- an underlying RNGm
- the number of items to draw from the underlying RNG for each draw
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Method Detail
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nextDouble
public double nextDouble()
Description copied from interface:RandomNumberGenerator
Get the next randomdouble
.- Specified by:
nextDouble
in interfaceRandomNumberGenerator
- Returns:
- the next random number
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