Re: [Boost-users] trouble with boost/random/poisson_distribution and large lambda

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] trouble with boost/random/poisson_distribution and large lambda
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-30 13:22:07

AMDG

On 06/22/2011 03:49 PM, Michael King wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am new to the boost mailing list, so I apologize before hand if this is
> not the appropriate forum for this question.
> 
> I have been using boost/random recently and have encountered what appears to
> be a problem with poisson variate generators with large lambda values.
> 
> The random values can't seem to get much higher than 800 regardless of what
> value lambda is.
> 

poisson_distribution has been completely
reimplemented in 1.47.  This problem appears
to be gone.  I tested your code with MSVC 10
and the current trunk (r74137).

> For example:
> 
> <snip>
> 

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe