Interface
uniform(a:real, b:real) : real
where a<=b. Returns a drawing from a continuous uniform distribution between a and b.
Raises Uniform exception, if a>b.
Characteristics
- Mean:
(a+b)/2 - Variance:
((b-a)^2)/12
Density functions for continuous uniform distributions:
Density functions for continuous uniform distributions
Example
uniform(1.0,10.0)
A person is asked to choose a real number between 1 and 10. This random variable is uniformly distributed with parameters a=1.0 and b=10.0.
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