From 32d2aa5631a1e87a6a1de112c9eaa3df695d52fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: huonw Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:35:33 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Lib rand (markdown) --- Lib-rand.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/Lib-rand.md b/Lib-rand.md index 37244af..3cfe7ed 100644 --- a/Lib-rand.md +++ b/Lib-rand.md @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Generating random numbers, and sampling from random distributions. - [Inverse transform sampling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_transform_sampling) (fully general) - [Ziggurat algorithm](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat_algorithm) (distributions with decreasing density functions) - [Box-Muller transform](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box%E2%80%93Muller_transform) and [Marsaglia polar method](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsaglia_polar_method) (normal distribution, both are almost certainly inferior to the ziggurat algorithm) + - ["A simple method for generating gamma variables" Marsaglia & Tsang 2000](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=358414) ### Summary of research on standards and leading techniques #### Relevant standards and techniques exist?