Generate a pseudorandom number from a Rayleigh distribution.

Namespace: Imsl.Stat
Assembly: ImslCS (in ImslCS.dll) Version: 6.5.0.0

Syntax

C#
public virtual double NextRayleigh(
	double alpha
)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Function NextRayleigh ( _
	alpha As Double _
) As Double
Visual C++
public:
virtual double NextRayleigh(
	double alpha
)

Parameters

alpha
Type: System..::.Double
A double which specifies the scale parameter of the Rayleigh distribution

Return Value

A double, a pseudorandom number from a Rayleigh distribution

Remarks

Method NextRayleigh generates pseudorandom numbers from a Rayleigh distribution with scale parameter alpha.

See Also