Alias method

In computing, the alias method is a family of efficient algorithms for sampling from a discrete probability distribution, due to A. J. Walker. That…

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2016

In this article, we combine the Alias method with the concept of systematic sampling, a method commonly used in particle filters…

2013

Studies of human-computer interaction have been broadened and deepened and powerful, novel gestural interfaces are of special…

2009

The most common form of tabular inversion used in computer graphics is to compute the cumulative distribution table of a…

2007

We develop a new version of the direct simulation Monte Carlo method for coagulation processes governed by homogeneous…

2002

The Beard-Maxwell reflection model is presented as a new local reflection model for use in realistic image synthesis. The model…

1990

The alias method is a Monte Carlo sampling technique that offers significant advantages over more traditional methods. It equals…

1989

The most efficint algorithms for sampling from the standard normal distribution require long lists of constants. The size of…

1986

The idea of the economical method is applied for generating samples from any discrete distribution. In the resulting procedure…

1983

Three general‐purpose methods for generating large numbers of discrete random variables are compared: the alias method, the…

1979

The alias-rejection-mixture method is a general and exact method for the computer generation of random variables from an…