Sampling from the Poisson Distribution on a Computer.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review five alternative methods of generating a Poisson distributed random variable on a digital computer.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018669

Entities

People

  • George S. Fishman

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Digital Computers
  • Random Variables
  • Sampling

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics