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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
2016
A Probabilistic Forward Search Value Iteration Algorithm for POMDP
Point-based value iteration methods are a class of practical algorithms for solving the POMDP model. The critical process of… 
2007
2007
A Fast Stratified Sampling Simulation of Coagulation Processes
We develop a new version of the direct simulation Monte Carlo method for coagulation processes governed by homogeneous… 
1990
1990
The alias method: A fast, efficient Monte Carlo sampling technique
The alias method is a Monte Carlo sampling technique that offers significant advantages over more traditional methods. It equals… 
1989
1989
An alias method for sampling from the normal distribution
The most efficint algorithms for sampling from the standard normal distribution require long lists of constants. The size of… 
1986
1986
Random number generation with normal density function using alias method = Alias 방법을 이용한 정규분포를 갖는 난수 생성
1983
1983
Analytic Comparison of Three General‐Purpose Methods for the Computer Generation of Discrete Random Variables
Three general‐purpose methods for generating large numbers of discrete random variables are compared: the alias method, the… 
1979
1979
The alias and alias-rejection-mixture methods for generating random variables from probability distributions
The alias-rejection-mixture method is a general and exact method for the computer generation of random variables from an… 
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