I don't think that is it, since the one in numpy has a range restricted to the interval 0-1. Try out hist(np.random.power(5, 1000000), bins=100)
You might get better results for 'power-law distribution' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_law
Andrew
-----Original Message----- From: numpy-discussion-bounces@scipy.org [mailto:numpy-discussion- bounces@scipy.org] On Behalf Of alan@ajackson.org Sent: 7 Aug 2009 11:45 AM To: Discussion of Numerical Python Subject: [Numpy-discussion] Power distribution
Documenting my way through the statistics modules in numpy, I ran into the Power Distribution.
Anyone know what that is? I Googled for it, and found a lot of stuff on electricity, but no reference for a statistical distribution of that name. Does it have a common alias?
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