An alias method for sampling from the normal distribution
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Publication:1825579
DOI10.1007/BF02239745zbMath0684.65005MaRDI QIDQ1825579
Joachim H. Ahrens, Ulrich Dieter
Publication date: 1989
Published in: Computing (Search for Journal in Brave)
65C10: Random number generation in numerical analysis
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