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define function sampleFrom(cdfInverse (type="function")): // input: // cdfInverse(x) - the inverse of the CDF of the probability distribution // example: if distribution is ], one can use a ] of the inverse of ](x) // example: if distribution is discrete, see explanation below
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Can this page also show up on a search for "Inversion Method"? I have looked all over for this article, and then found it through a link somewhere else which then linked through to this article with the text "Inversion Method". I would do this but am not sure how.
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pseudocode // output: // type="real number" - a value sampled from the probability distribution represented by cdfInverse r = random() while(r == 0): (make sure r is not equal to 0; discontinuity possible) r = random() return cdfInverse(r)
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The following algorithm lets one sample from a probability distribution (either discrete or continuous). This algorithm assumes that one has access to the inverse of the
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