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scipy.stats.rv_continuous.rvs

rv_continuous.rvs(*args, **kwds)[source]

Random variates of given type.

Parameters:

arg1, arg2, arg3,... : array_like

The shape parameter(s) for the distribution (see docstring of the instance object for more information).

loc : array_like, optional

Location parameter (default=0).

scale : array_like, optional

Scale parameter (default=1).

size : int or tuple of ints, optional

Defining number of random variates (default=1).

Returns:

rvs : ndarray or scalar

Random variates of given size.