BaseMultivariateDistribution.sample (function)


def sample(self, size=None, dimension=None, seed=None, cache_sample=True)

Sample from the distribution.

Arguments

  • size (int or tuple or None, optional, default=None): size/shape of the resulting array.
  • dimension: (int or list of ints, optional, default=None): dimension(s) of the multivariate distribution to sample. If not provided or None, will return all dimensions.
  • seed (int, optional): seed to pass to np.random.seed prior to sampling.
  • cache_sample (bool, optional, default=True): whether to override the existing BaseMultivariateDistribution.cached_sample.

Returns

  • float or array: float if size=None, otherwise a numpy array with shape defined by size.