Random Numbers from a Discrete Distribution

Simple algorithm to generate random numbers from a user-defined discrete probability distribution.

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21 Mar 2012
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Tristan Ursell (2026). Random Numbers from a Discrete Distribution (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/34101-random-numbers-from-a-discrete-distribution), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired: Random Sample from Discrete PDF

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1.7.0

plot fixed
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1.6.0

replaced older for loop implementation with histc implementation
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1.2.0

minor code reorganization, a little faster, a little cleaner.
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