Method vonmisesvariate

Lib/random.py:625–665

Circular data distribution. mu is the mean angle, expressed in radians between 0 and 2*pi, and kappa is the concentration parameter, which must be greater than or equal to zero. If kappa is equal to zero, this distribution reduces to a uniform random angle over the

(self, mu, kappa)

        return -_log(1.0 - self.random()) / lambd

    def vonmisesvariate(self, mu, kappa):
        """Circular data distribution.

        mu is the mean angle, expressed in radians between 0 and 2*pi, and
        kappa is the concentration parameter, which must be greater than or
        equal to zero.  If kappa is equal to zero, this distribution reduces
        to a uniform random angle over the range 0 to 2*pi.

        """
        # Based upon an algorithm published in: Fisher, N.I.,
        # "Statistical Analysis of Circular Data", Cambridge
        # University Press, 1993.

        # Thanks to Magnus Kessler for a correction to the
        # implementation of step 4.

        random = self.random
        if kappa <= 1e-6:
            return TWOPI * random()

        s = 0.5 / kappa
        r = s + _sqrt(1.0 + s * s)

        while True:
            u1 = random()
            z = _cos(_pi * u1)

            d = z / (r + z)
            u2 = random()
            if u2 < 1.0 - d * d or u2 <= (1.0 - d) * _exp(d):
                break

        q = 1.0 / r
        f = (q + z) / (1.0 + q * z)
        u3 = random()
        if u3 > 0.5:
            theta = (mu + _acos(f)) % TWOPI
        else:
            theta = (mu - _acos(f)) % TWOPI

        return theta

    def gammavariate(self, alpha, beta):
        """Gamma distribution.  Not the gamma function!