gov.sandia.cognition.statistics

Interface RandomVariable<DataType>

Type Parameters:

DataType - Type of data that can be sampled from the distribution.

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, CloneableSerializable, Distribution<DataType>, Ring<RandomVariable<DataType>>, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRandomVariable, UnivariateRandomVariable

@PublicationReference(author="Wikipedia",
                      title="Random variable",
                      type=WebPage,
                      year=2009,
                      url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_variable")
public interface RandomVariable<DataType>
extends Distribution<DataType>, Ring<RandomVariable<DataType>>

Describes the functionality of a random variable. That is, a distribution that can be mathematically manipulated by other random variables using the "Ring" operations.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Kevin R. Dixon

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface gov.sandia.cognition.statistics.Distribution

sample, sample, sampleInto

Methods inherited from interface gov.sandia.cognition.math.Ring

clone, dotTimes, dotTimesEquals, equals, equals, isZero, isZero, minus, minusEquals, negative, negativeEquals, plus, plusEquals, scale, scaledMinus, scaledMinusEquals, scaledPlus, scaledPlusEquals, scaleEquals, zero