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An unambiguous list of computational steps involved in finding a solution to a class of problems.

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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 …
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