bellrand.hs

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Generate random numbers with a normal distribution

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bellrand :: (RandomGen g, Floating a, Random a) => a -> a -> g -> (a, a, g)
-- Produces two randomly generated numbers from a normal distribution with
-- the given mean and standard deviation
bellrand mean stddev g =
  let (u, g') = randomR (-1, 1) g
      (v, g'') = randomR (-1, 1) g'
      r = u * u + v * v
      f = sqrt (negate 2 * log r / r)
  in if 0 < r && r < 1 then (mean + stddev * u * f, mean + stddev * v * f, g'')
     else bellrand mean stddev g''

bellrands :: (RandomGen g, Floating a, Random a) => a -> a -> g -> [a]
-- Like `bellrand`, but generates an infinite list
bellrands mean stddev g = concatMap (\(a, b, _) -> [a, b]) $ tail
 $ iterate (\(_, _, h) -> bellrand mean stddev h) (0, 0, g)