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Re: Choose index into array of probabilities
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Søren Hauberg |
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Re: Choose index into array of probabilities |
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Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:34:37 +0200 |
fre, 25 08 2006 kl. 09:47 +0200, skrev Olaf Till:
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 08:29:52PM +0200, Søren Hauberg wrote:
> > tor, 24 08 2006 kl. 20:18 +0200, skrev Søren Hauberg:
> > > tor, 24 08 2006 kl. 23:38 +0530, skrev Masatran (Deepak), R.:
> > > > I have an array, of probabilities which add up to 1. How can I generate
> > > > an
> > > > index into this array with each array cell being chosen with probability
> > > > equal to the cell value?
> > > Assuming p is the array of probabilities:
> > >
> > > cs = cumsum(a);
> > > idx = find(cs >= rand());
> > Okay, this getting embarresing:
> > cs = cumsum(p);
>
> Sorry for meddling in, but should this not be:
> cs = cumsum (p(:));
>
> Otherwise `cumsum' sums each column separately.
Depends on wether p is a row- or a column vector, but your way handles
both cases.
>
> Olaf
>
> > idx = find(cs >= rand())(1);
> >
> > Søren
> >
> > P.S. I shouldn't be answering questions, when I'm tired.
> >
> > >
> > > This should do it. I think I've written those line of code 100 times
> > > (it's a central part of the particle filter)
> > >
> > > Søren
> > >
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- Choose index into array of probabilities, Masatran (Deepak), R., 2006/08/24
- Re: Choose index into array of probabilities, Søren Hauberg, 2006/08/24
- Re: Choose index into array of probabilities, Søren Hauberg, 2006/08/24
- Re: Choose index into array of probabilities, Søren Hauberg, 2006/08/24
- Re: Choose index into array of probabilities, Olaf Till, 2006/08/25
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