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scipy.stats.rv_continuous.rvs

rv_continuous.rvs(self, *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).

locarray_like, optional

Location parameter (default=0).

scalearray_like, optional

Scale parameter (default=1).

sizeint or tuple of ints, optional

Defining number of random variates (default is 1).

random_stateNone or int or np.random.RandomState instance, optional

If int or RandomState, use it for drawing the random variates. If None, rely on self.random_state. Default is None.

Returns
rvsndarray or scalar

Random variates of given size.

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