bluecellulab.cell.random

Contains probability distributions.

Functions

gamma(rng, a, b[, N])

Sample N variates from a gamma distribution with parameters shape = a, scale = b using the NEURON random number generator rng.
bluecellulab.cell.random.gamma(rng, a, b, N=1)[source]

Sample N variates from a gamma distribution with parameters shape = a, scale = b using the NEURON random number generator rng.

Uses the algorithm by Marsaglia and Tsang 2001.

Parameters:

  • rng (HocObject)

  • a (float)

  • b (float)

  • N (int)

Return type:

HocObject