vRngLognormal

Generates lognormally distributed random numbers.

Syntax

FORTRAN:

status = vsrnglognormal( method, stream, n, r, a, sigma, b, beta )

status = vdrnglognormal( method, stream, n, r, a, sigma, b, beta )

C:

status = vsRngLognormal( method, stream, n, r, a, sigma, b, beta );

status = vdRngLognormal( method, stream, n, r, a, sigma, b, beta );

Include Files

Input Parameters

Name

Type

Description

method

FORTRAN 77: INTEGER

Fortran 90: INTEGER, INTENT(IN)

C: const int

Generation method. The specific values are as follows: VSL_RNG_METHOD_LOGNORMAL_BOXMULLER2
VSL_RNG_METHOD_LOGNORMAL_BOXMULLER2_ACCURATE

Inverse cumulative distribution function method

stream

FORTRAN 77: INTEGER*4 stream(2)

Fortran 90: TYPE (VSL_STREAM_STATE), INTENT(IN)

C: VSLStreamStatePtr

Fortran: Descriptor of the stream state structure.

C: Pointer to the stream state structure

n

FORTRAN 77: INTEGER

Fortran 90: INTEGER, INTENT(IN)

C: const int

Number of random values to be generated

a

FORTRAN 77: REAL for vsrnglognormal

DOUBLE PRECISION for vdrnglognormal

Fortran 90: REAL(KIND=4), INTENT(IN) for vsrnglognormal

REAL(KIND=8), INTENT(IN) for vdrnglognormal

C: const float for vsRngLognormal

const double for vdRngLognormal

Average a of the subject normal distribution

sigma

FORTRAN 77: REAL for vsrnglognormal

DOUBLE PRECISION for vdrnglognormal

Fortran 90: REAL(KIND=4), INTENT(IN) for vsrnglognormal

REAL(KIND=8), INTENT(IN) for vdrnglognormal

C: const float for vsRngLognormal

const double for vdRngLognormal

Standard deviation σ of the subject normal distribution

b

FORTRAN 77: REAL for vsrnglognormal

DOUBLE PRECISION for vdrnglognormal

Fortran 90: REAL(KIND=4), INTENT(IN) for vsrnglognormal

REAL(KIND=8), INTENT(IN) for vdrnglognormal

C: const float for vsRngLognormal

const double for vdRngLognormal

Displacement b

beta

FORTRAN 77: REAL for vsrnglognormal

DOUBLE PRECISION for vdrnglognormal

Fortran 90: REAL(KIND=4), INTENT(IN) for vsrnglognormal

REAL(KIND=8), INTENT(IN) for vdrnglognormal

C: const float for vsRngLognormal

const double for vdRngLognormal

Scalefactor β.

Output Parameters

Name

Type

Description

r

FORTRAN 77: REAL for vsrnglognormal

DOUBLE PRECISION for vdrnglognormal

Fortran 90: REAL(KIND=4), INTENT(OUT) for vsrnglognormal

REAL(KIND=8), INTENT(OUT) for vdrnglognormal

C: float* for vsRngLognormal

double* for vdRngLognormal

Vector of n lognormally distributed random numbers

Description

The vRngLognormal function generates lognormally distributed random numbers with average of distribution a and standard deviation σ of subject normal distribution, displacement b, and scalefactor β, where a, σ, b, βR ; σ > 0 , β > 0.

The probability density function is given by:


Equation

The cumulative distribution function is as follows:


Equation

Return Values

VSL_ERROR_OK, VSL_STATUS_OK

Indicates no error, execution is successful.

VSL_ERROR_NULL_PTR

stream is a NULL pointer.

VSL_RNG_ERROR_BAD_STREAM

stream is not a valid random stream.

VSL_RNG_ERROR_BAD_UPDATE

Callback function for an abstract BRNG returns an invalid number of updated entries in a buffer, that is, < 0 or > nmax.

VSL_RNG_ERROR_NO_NUMBERS

Callback function for an abstract BRNG returns 0 as the number of updated entries in a buffer.

VSL_RNG_ERROR_QRNG_PERIOD_ELAPSED

Period of the generator has been exceeded.


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