On the Alias Method for Generating Random Variables from a Discrete Distribution
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Publication:3854517
DOI10.2307/2683739zbMath0421.65001OpenAlexW4251068582MaRDI QIDQ3854517
Arthur V. Jun. Peterson, Richard Kronmal
Publication date: 1979
Published in: The American Statistician (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/2683739
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