HISTOGRAM_PDF_SAMPLE, a MATLAB library which demonstrates how sampling can be done by starting with the formula for a PDF, creating a histogram, constructing a histogram for the CDF, and then sampling.
We would prefer to compute the CDF exactly by integration of the PDF, then invert the formula for the CDF to get a formula for random samples. But often the CDF is not invertible, and often it's not possible to get an exact formula for the CDF in any case. For such problems, the histogram approach may provide a relatively straightforward solution.
The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
HISTOGRAM_PDF_SAMPLE is available in a Matlab version.
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