Module NAG_RANDOM_EXP in NAGC

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NAG_RANDOM_EXP

 
Returns a pseudo-random real number taken from a (negative) exponential
distribution with mean a.
 
Classes  :  L6a5 . Exponential and extreme value random numbers
 
Type     : C subroutine in NAGC library (G05 sublibrary).
Access   : Proprietary. Many implementations available.
Precision: Double.
Note     : This procedure may also be invoked using the name g05dbc.
 
Usage    : double nag_random_exp(double a)
 
See also : nag_random_continuous_uniform (g05cac)
 
Details  : Documentation Example Example-output Local-details
Sites    : (1) ITL
 

Implementation of NAG_RANDOM_EXP from NAGC on ITL

 
ITL:       Unix Workstation Network, National Institute of Standards and
           Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD. Available to NIST staff.
 
Precision: Double.
Note     : This procedure may also be invoked using the name g05dbc.
 
Access available only to NIST staff on internal Unix systems. They may access this
package provided the /itl tree is cross-mounted.
 
   Link         : cc -I/itl/links/generic/include -o prog prog.c
                  -L/itl/links/generic/{lib lib32 lib64}{/mips3 /mips4}
                  -lnagc -lm
   Local-details: cat /itl/apps/nagclib-6/docs/implementation
   Documentation: acroread
                  /itl/apps/nagclib-6/docs/NAGdoc/cl/pdf/G05/g05dbc_cl05.pdf
   Example      : cat
                  /itl/apps/nagclib-6/clsol06da/examples/source/g05dbce.c
   Example-outpu: cat
                  /itl/apps/nagclib-6/clsol06da/examples/results/g05dbce.r