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A special method to sample some probability density functions

Eine spezielle Methode zur Modellierung einiger Wahrscheinlichkeitsdichtefunktionen

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A special method is described to sample some probability density functions by help of their first derivatives. Two general theorems and some special applications, giving practical sampling procedures, are presented along with a number of illustrative examples.

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Eine spezielle Methode für Modellierung einiger Wahrscheinlichkeitsdichtefunktionen mittels ihren ersten Ableitungen zu nehmen, wird beschrieben. Zwei allgemeine Theoreme und einige spezielle Anwendungen, die praktische Verfahren geben, werden zusammen mit einer Reihe von verdeutlichenden Beispielen gegeben.

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Lux, I. A special method to sample some probability density functions. Computing 20, 183–188 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02252347

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