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Is there an easy algorithm for generating a random distribution within a range but skewed to...
Is there an easy algorithm for generating a random distribution within a range but skewed toward the ends?
I guess I am looking for some random distribution $x$ that is parameterized with some parame …
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Is there an easy algorithm for generating a random distribution within a range but skewed to...
Oh wait -- I just thought of something:
generate $u$ from a uniform distribution $\in [-1,1]$
calculate $x = |u|^p \operatorname{sgn} u$ for $0 < p \leq1$ (also include $p=0$ by defining $x=1$ if $u …