uchicago.src.sim.util
Class AgentDistribution

java.lang.Object
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  +--uchicago.src.sim.util.AgentDistribution

public class AgentDistribution

extends Object

This is a helper class designed to apply random numbers generated using a statistical distribution to a particular variable in your Agent Set. The random numbers are generated from classes contained in the cern.jet.random package. Examples include chi-squared, normal, and pareto. This class can be used in conjunction with the uchicago.src.sim.util.DistributionFactory to quickly apply a distribution to agents.

See Also:

cern.jet.random, DistributionFactory

Constructor Summary

AgentDistribution(cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution d, ArrayList agents, String var)
Constructs an AgentDistribution usin the distribution, the agent list and variable name.

Method Summary

ArrayList	distributeAgents() Sets the chosen variable in the agents to a random number generated using the distribution.
ArrayList	getAgents()
cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution	getDistribution()
String	getVar()
void	setAgents(ArrayList agents)
void	setDistribution(cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution d)
void	setVar(String var)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AgentDistribution

public AgentDistribution(cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution d,
                         ArrayList agents,
                         String var)

Constructs an AgentDistribution usin the distribution, the agent list and variable name.

Parameters:

d - The distribution to use when generating random numbers.

agents - The agents

var - The name of the variable you want to set.

Method Detail

setDistribution

public void setDistribution(cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution d)

getDistribution

public cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution getDistribution()

setAgents

public void setAgents(ArrayList agents)

getAgents

public ArrayList getAgents()

setVar

public void setVar(String var)

getVar

public String getVar()

distributeAgents

public ArrayList distributeAgents()
                           throws InvocationTargetException,
                                  IllegalAccessException

Sets the chosen variable in the agents to a random number generated using the distribution.

InvocationTargetException

IllegalAccessException