prob140.Table.sample_from_dist

Table.sample_from_dist(n=1)

Randomly samples from the distribution.

Note that this function was previously named sample but was renamed due to naming conflicts with the datascience library.

Parameters:

n : int

Number of times to sample from the distribution (default: 1)

Returns:

float or array

Samples from the distribution

Examples

>>> dist = Table().with_columns(
...    'Value', make_array(2, 3, 4),
...    'Probability', make_array(0.25, 0.5, 0.25))
>>> dist.sample_from_dist()
3
>>> dist.sample_from_dist()
2
>>> dist.sample_from_dist(10)
array([3, 2, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3])