Re: [Boost-users] [math/stat] generating t-distributed random numbers

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [math/stat] generating t-distributed random numbers
From: U.Mutlu (for-gmane_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-01-22 18:21:37

U.Mutlu wrote on 01/22/2016 11:06 PM:
> Hi,
> I've an old code that creates a normal-distributed random number
> between 0 and 1 (by using the polar method).
> Is it possible to convert this number to a t-distributed number (with v=5)
> using boost?
>
> Or, alternatively: how to generate t-distributed random numbers
> in the range 0 to 1 with v=5 (ie. degrees of freedom = 5) in boost?

Update/fix:

Actually the return value is not between 0 and 1, but rather
the distribution value, ie. a z-value around 0.

I found the following example on the net; I think it should suffice
for my needs:
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/random/student_t_distribution/