Introspection: fix problems with boxed type.

[gnumeric.git] / src / gnm-random.c

/* for random() */
#define _SVID_SOURCE 1
#define _BSD_SOURCE 1

#include <gnumeric-config.h>
#include "gnumeric.h"
#include "gnm-random.h"
#include "mathfunc.h"
#include "sf-dpq.h"
#include "sf-gamma.h"
#include <glib/gstdio.h>
#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
#include <windows.h>
#endif

#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>

/*
 * mathfunc.c:  Mathematical functions.
 *
 * Authors:
 *   Morten Welinder <terra@gnome.org>
 *   Makoto Matsumoto and Takuji Nishimura (Mersenne Twister, see note in code)
 *   James Theiler.  (See note 1.)
 *   Brian Gough.  (See note 1.)
 *
 *
 * NOTE 1: most of the random distribution code comes from the GNU Scientific
 * Library (GSL), notably version 1.1.1.  GSL is distributed under GPL licence,
 * see COPYING. The relevant parts are copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
 * 2000 James Theiler and Brian Gough.
 *
 * Thank you!
 */

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* http://www.math.keio.ac.jp/matumoto/CODES/MT2002/mt19937ar.c  */
/* Imported by hand -- MW.  */

/*
   A C-program for MT19937, with initialization improved 2002/1/26.
   Coded by Takuji Nishimura and Makoto Matsumoto.

   Before using, initialize the state by using init_genrand(seed)
   or init_by_array(init_key, key_length).

   Copyright (C) 1997 - 2002, Makoto Matsumoto and Takuji Nishimura,
   All rights reserved.

   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
   are met:

     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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     3. The names of its contributors may not be used to endorse or promote
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   Any feedback is very welcome.
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   email: matumoto@math.keio.ac.jp
*/

#if 0
#include <stdio.h>
#endif

/* Period parameters */
#define N 624
#define M 397
#define MATRIX_A 0x9908b0dfUL   /* constant vector a */
#define UPPER_MASK 0x80000000UL /* most significant w-r bits */
#define LOWER_MASK 0x7fffffffUL /* least significant r bits */

static unsigned long mt[N]; /* the array for the state vector  */
static int mti=N+1; /* mti==N+1 means mt[N] is not initialized */

/* initializes mt[N] with a seed */
static void init_genrand(unsigned long s)
{
    mt[0]= s & 0xffffffffUL;
    for (mti=1; mti<N; mti++) {
        mt[mti] =
            (1812433253UL * (mt[mti-1] ^ (mt[mti-1] >> 30)) + mti);
        /* See Knuth TAOCP Vol2. 3rd Ed. P.106 for multiplier. */
        /* In the previous versions, MSBs of the seed affect   */
        /* only MSBs of the array mt[].                        */
        /* 2002/01/09 modified by Makoto Matsumoto             */
        mt[mti] &= 0xffffffffUL;
        /* for >32 bit machines */
    }
}

/* initialize by an array with array-length */
/* init_key is the array for initializing keys */
/* key_length is its length */
static void mt_init_by_array(unsigned long init_key[], int key_length)
{
    int i, j, k;
    init_genrand(19650218UL);
    i=1; j=0;
    k = (N>key_length ? N : key_length);
    for (; k; k--) {
        mt[i] = (mt[i] ^ ((mt[i-1] ^ (mt[i-1] >> 30)) * 1664525UL))
          + init_key[j] + j; /* non linear */
        mt[i] &= 0xffffffffUL; /* for WORDSIZE > 32 machines */
        i++; j++;
        if (i>=N) { mt[0] = mt[N-1]; i=1; }
        if (j>=key_length) j=0;
    }
    for (k=N-1; k; k--) {
        mt[i] = (mt[i] ^ ((mt[i-1] ^ (mt[i-1] >> 30)) * 1566083941UL))
          - i; /* non linear */
        mt[i] &= 0xffffffffUL; /* for WORDSIZE > 32 machines */
        i++;
        if (i>=N) { mt[0] = mt[N-1]; i=1; }
    }

    mt[0] = 0x80000000UL; /* MSB is 1; assuring non-zero initial array */
}

/* generates a random number on [0,0xffffffff]-interval */
static unsigned long genrand_int32(void)
{
    unsigned long y;
    static unsigned long mag01[2]={0x0UL, MATRIX_A};
    /* mag01[x] = x * MATRIX_A  for x=0,1 */

    if (mti >= N) { /* generate N words at one time */
        int kk;

        if (mti == N+1)   /* if init_genrand() has not been called, */
            init_genrand(5489UL); /* a default initial seed is used */

        for (kk=0;kk<N-M;kk++) {
            y = (mt[kk]&UPPER_MASK)|(mt[kk+1]&LOWER_MASK);
            mt[kk] = mt[kk+M] ^ (y >> 1) ^ mag01[y & 0x1UL];
        }
        for (;kk<N-1;kk++) {
            y = (mt[kk]&UPPER_MASK)|(mt[kk+1]&LOWER_MASK);
            mt[kk] = mt[kk+(M-N)] ^ (y >> 1) ^ mag01[y & 0x1UL];
        }
        y = (mt[N-1]&UPPER_MASK)|(mt[0]&LOWER_MASK);
        mt[N-1] = mt[M-1] ^ (y >> 1) ^ mag01[y & 0x1UL];

        mti = 0;
    }

    y = mt[mti++];

    /* Tempering */
    y ^= (y >> 11);
    y ^= (y << 7) & 0x9d2c5680UL;
    y ^= (y << 15) & 0xefc60000UL;
    y ^= (y >> 18);

    return y;
}

#if 0
/* generates a random number on [0,0x7fffffff]-interval */
long genrand_int31(void)
{
    return (long)(genrand_int32()>>1);
}

/* generates a random number on [0,1]-real-interval */
double genrand_real1(void)
{
    return genrand_int32()*(1.0/4294967295.0);
    /* divided by 2^32-1 */
}

/* generates a random number on [0,1)-real-interval */
double genrand_real2(void)
{
    return genrand_int32()*(1.0/4294967296.0);
    /* divided by 2^32 */
}

/* generates a random number on (0,1)-real-interval */
double genrand_real3(void)
{
    return (((double)genrand_int32()) + 0.5)*(1.0/4294967296.0);
    /* divided by 2^32 */
}

/* generates a random number on [0,1) with 53-bit resolution*/
static double genrand_res53(void)
{
    unsigned long a=genrand_int32()>>5, b=genrand_int32()>>6;
    return(a*67108864.0+b)*(1.0/9007199254740992.0);
}
/* These real versions are due to Isaku Wada, 2002/01/09 added */
#endif

#if 0
int main(void)
{
    int i;
    unsigned long init[4]={0x123, 0x234, 0x345, 0x456}, length=4;
    init_by_array(init, length);
    g_printerr("1000 outputs of genrand_int32()\n");
    for (i=0; i<1000; i++) {
      g_printerr("%10lu ", genrand_int32());
      if (i%5==4) g_printerr("\n");
    }
    g_printerr("\n1000 outputs of genrand_real2()\n");
    for (i=0; i<1000; i++) {
      g_printerr("%10.8f ", genrand_real2());
      if (i%5==4) g_printerr("\n");
    }
    return 0;
}
#endif


#undef N
#undef M
#undef MATRIX_A
#undef UPPER_MASK
#undef LOWER_MASK

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */

static void
mt_setup_seed (const char *seed)
{
        int len = strlen (seed);
        int i;
        unsigned long *longs = g_new (unsigned long, len + 1);

        /* We drop only one character into each long.  */
        for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
                longs[i] = (unsigned char)seed[i];
        mt_init_by_array (longs, len);
        g_free (longs);
}

#ifdef G_OS_WIN32

static gboolean
mt_setup_win32 (void)
{
        /* See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa387694 */
        typedef BOOLEAN (CALLBACK* LPFNRTLGENRANDOM) (void*,ULONG);
        LPFNRTLGENRANDOM MyRtlGenRandom;
        unsigned long buffer[256];
        HMODULE hmod;
        gboolean res = FALSE;

        hmod = GetModuleHandle ("ADVAPI32.DLL");
        if (!hmod)
                return FALSE;

        MyRtlGenRandom = (LPFNRTLGENRANDOM)
                GetProcAddress(hmod, "SystemFunction036");
        if (MyRtlGenRandom &&
            MyRtlGenRandom (buffer, sizeof (buffer))) {
                mt_init_by_array (buffer, G_N_ELEMENTS (buffer));
                res = TRUE;
        }

        FreeLibrary (hmod);

        return res;
}

#endif

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */

static gnm_float
random_01_mersenne (void)
{
        size_t N = (sizeof (gnm_float) + sizeof (guint32) - 1) / sizeof (guint32);
        gnm_float res;

        do {
                size_t n;

                res = 0;
                for (n = 0; n < N; n++)
                        res = (res + genrand_int32()) / 4294967296.0;
                /*
                 * It is conceivable that rounding turned the result
                 * into 1, so repeat in that case.
                 */
        } while (res >= 1);

        return res;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */

static gnm_float
random_01_data (const unsigned char *data)
{
        unsigned ui;
        gnm_float res = 0;

        for (ui = 0; ui < sizeof (gnm_float); ui++)
                res = (res + data[ui]) / 256;
        return res;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */

static FILE *random_device_file = NULL;
#define RANDOM_DEVICE "/dev/urandom"

static gnm_float
random_01_device (void)
{
        static size_t bytes_left = 0;
        static unsigned char data[32 * sizeof (gnm_float)];

        while (bytes_left < sizeof (gnm_float)) {
                gssize items = fread (data + bytes_left, 1,
                                      sizeof (data) - bytes_left,
                                      random_device_file);
                if (items <= 0) {
                        g_warning ("Reading from %s failed; reverting to pseudo-random.",
                                   RANDOM_DEVICE);
                        return random_01_mersenne ();
                }
                bytes_left += items;
        }

        bytes_left -= sizeof (gnm_float);
        return random_01_data (data + bytes_left);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */

typedef enum {
        RS_UNDETERMINED,
        RS_MERSENNE,
        RS_DEVICE
} RandomSource;

static RandomSource random_src = RS_UNDETERMINED;

static void
random_01_determine (void)
{
        char const *seed = g_getenv ("GNUMERIC_PRNG_SEED");
        if (seed) {
                mt_setup_seed (seed);
                g_warning ("Using pseudo-random numbers.");
                random_src = RS_MERSENNE;
                return;
        }

#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
        if (mt_setup_win32 ()) {
                random_src = RS_MERSENNE;
                return;
        }
#endif

        random_device_file = g_fopen (RANDOM_DEVICE, "rb");
        if (random_device_file) {
                random_src = RS_DEVICE;
                return;
        }

        /* Fallback.  */
        g_warning ("Using pseudo-random numbers.");
        random_src = RS_MERSENNE;
        return;
}

gnm_float
random_01 (void)
{
        if (random_src == RS_UNDETERMINED)
                random_01_determine ();

        switch (random_src) {
        case RS_UNDETERMINED:
        default:
                g_assert_not_reached ();
        case RS_MERSENNE:
                return random_01_mersenne ();
        case RS_DEVICE:
                return random_01_device ();
        }
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
/*
 * Generate a N(0,1) distributed number.
 */
gnm_float
random_normal (void)
{
        static gboolean  has_saved = FALSE;
        static gnm_float saved;

        if (has_saved) {
                has_saved = FALSE;
                return saved;
        } else {
                gnm_float u, v, r2, rsq;
                do {
                        u = 2 * random_01 () - 1;
                        v = 2 * random_01 () - 1;
                        r2 = u * u + v * v;
                } while (r2 > 1 || r2 == 0);

                rsq = gnm_sqrt (-2 * gnm_log (r2) / r2);

                has_saved = TRUE;
                saved = v * rsq;

                return u * rsq;
        }
}

gnm_float
random_lognormal (gnm_float zeta, gnm_float sigma)
{
        return gnm_exp (sigma * random_normal () + zeta);
}

static gnm_float
random_gaussian (gnm_float sigma)
{
        return sigma * random_normal ();
}

/*
 * Generate a poisson distributed number.
 */
gnm_float
random_poisson (gnm_float lambda)
{
        /*
         * This may not be optimal code, but it sure is easy to
         * understand compared to R's code.
         */
        return qpois (random_01 (), lambda, TRUE, FALSE);
}

/*
 * Generate a binomial distributed number.
 */
gnm_float
random_binomial (gnm_float p, gnm_float trials)
{
        return qbinom (random_01 (), trials, p, TRUE, FALSE);
}

/*
 * Generate a negative binomial distributed number.
 */
gnm_float
random_negbinom (gnm_float p, gnm_float f)
{
        return qnbinom (random_01 (), f, p, TRUE, FALSE);
}

/*
 * Generate an exponential distributed number.
 */
gnm_float
random_exponential (gnm_float b)
{
        return -b * gnm_log (random_01 ());
}

/*
 * Generate a bernoulli distributed number.
 */
gnm_float
random_bernoulli (gnm_float p)
{
        gnm_float r = random_01 ();

        return (r <= p) ? 1.0 : 0.0;
}

/*
 * Generate a cauchy distributed number. From the GNU Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_cauchy (gnm_float a)
{
        gnm_float u;

        do {
                u = random_01 ();
        } while (u == 0.5);

        return a * gnm_tan (M_PIgnum * u);
}

/*
 * Generate a Weibull distributed number. From the GNU Scientific
 * library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_weibull (gnm_float a, gnm_float b)
{
        gnm_float x, z;

        do {
                x = random_01 ();
        } while (x == 0.0);

        z = gnm_pow (-gnm_log (x), 1 / b);

        return a * z;
}

/*
 * Generate a Laplace (two-sided exponential probability) distributed number.
 * From the GNU Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_laplace (gnm_float a)
{
        gnm_float u;

        do {
                u = 2 * random_01 () - 1.0;
        } while (u == 0.0);

        if (u < 0)
                return a * gnm_log (-u);
        else
                return -a * gnm_log (u);
}

gnm_float
random_laplace_pdf (gnm_float x, gnm_float a)
{
        return (1 / (2 * a)) * gnm_exp (-gnm_abs (x) / a);
}

/*
 * Generate a Rayleigh distributed number.  From the GNU Scientific library
 * 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_rayleigh (gnm_float sigma)
{
        gnm_float u;

        do {
                u = random_01 ();
        } while (u == 0.0);

        return sigma * gnm_sqrt (-2.0 * gnm_log (u));
}

/*
 * Generate a Rayleigh tail distributed number.  From the GNU Scientific library
 * 1.1.1.  The Rayleigh tail distribution has the form
 *   p(x) dx = (x / sigma^2) exp((a^2 - x^2)/(2 sigma^2)) dx
 *
 *   for x = a ... +infty
 *
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_rayleigh_tail (gnm_float a, gnm_float sigma)
{
        gnm_float u;

        do {
                u = random_01 ();
        } while (u == 0.0);

        return gnm_sqrt (a * a - 2.0 * sigma * sigma * gnm_log (u));
}

/* The Gamma distribution of order a>0 is defined by:
 *
 *  p(x) dx = {1 / \Gamma(a) b^a } x^{a-1} e^{-x/b} dx
 *
 *  for x>0.  If X and Y are independent gamma-distributed random
 *   variables of order a1 and a2 with the same scale parameter b, then
 *   X+Y has gamma distribution of order a1+a2.
 *
 *  The algorithms below are from Knuth, vol 2, 2nd ed, p. 129.
 */

static gnm_float
gamma_frac (gnm_float a)
{
        /* This is exercise 16 from Knuth; see page 135, and the solution is
         * on page 551.  */

        gnm_float x, q;
        gnm_float p = M_Egnum / (a + M_Egnum);
        do {
                gnm_float v;
                gnm_float u = random_01 ();
                do {
                        v = random_01 ();
                } while (v == 0.0);

                if (u < p) {
                        x = gnm_pow (v, 1 / a);
                        q = gnm_exp (-x);
                } else {
                        x = 1 - gnm_log (v);
                        q = gnm_pow (x, a - 1);
                }
        } while (random_01 () >= q);

        return x;
}

static gnm_float
gamma_large (gnm_float a)
{
        /*
         * Works only if a > 1, and is most efficient if a is large
         *
         * This algorithm, reported in Knuth, is attributed to Ahrens.  A
         * faster one, we are told, can be found in: J. H. Ahrens and
         * U. Dieter, Computing 12 (1974) 223-246.
         */

        gnm_float sqa, x, y, v;
        sqa = gnm_sqrt (2 * a - 1);
        do {
                do {
                        y = gnm_tan (M_PIgnum * random_01 ());
                        x = sqa * y + a - 1;
                } while (x <= 0);
                v = random_01 ();
        } while (v > (1 + y * y) * gnm_exp ((a - 1) * gnm_log (x / (a - 1)) -
                                            sqa * y));

        return x;
}

static gnm_float
ran_gamma_int (gnm_float a)
{
        if (a < 12) {
                gnm_float prod;

                do {
                        unsigned int i, ua;
                        prod = 1;
                        ua = (unsigned int)a;

                        for (i = 0; i < ua; i++)
                                prod *= random_01 ();

                        /*
                         * This handles the 0-probability event of getting
                         * an actual zero as well as the possibility of
                         * underflow.
                         */
                } while (prod == 0);

                return -gnm_log (prod);
        } else
                return gamma_large (a);
}

/*
 * Generate a Gamma distributed number.  From the GNU Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_gamma (gnm_float a, gnm_float b)
{
        gnm_float na;

        if (gnm_isnan (a) || gnm_isnan (b) || a <= 0 || b <= 0)
                return gnm_nan;

        na = gnm_floor (a);

        if (a == na)
                return b * ran_gamma_int (na);
        else if (na == 0)
                return b * gamma_frac (a);
        else
                return b * (ran_gamma_int (na) + gamma_frac (a - na));
}

/*
 * Generate a Pareto distributed number. From the GNU Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_pareto (gnm_float a, gnm_float b)
{
        gnm_float x;

        do {
                x = random_01 ();
        } while (x == 0.0);

        return b * gnm_pow (x, -1 / a);
}

/*
 * Generate a F-distributed number. From the GNU Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_fdist (gnm_float nu1, gnm_float nu2)
{
        gnm_float Y1 = random_gamma (nu1 / 2, 2.0);
        gnm_float Y2 = random_gamma (nu2 / 2, 2.0);

        return (Y1 * nu2) / (Y2 * nu1);
}

/*
 * Generate a Beta-distributed number. From the GNU Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_beta (gnm_float a, gnm_float b)
{
        gnm_float x1 = random_gamma (a, 1.0);
        gnm_float x2 = random_gamma (b, 1.0);

        return x1 / (x1 + x2);
}

/*
 * Generate a Chi-Square-distributed number. From the GNU Scientific library
 * 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_chisq (gnm_float nu)
{
        return 2 * random_gamma (nu / 2, 1.0);
}

/*
 * Generate a logistic-distributed number. From the GNU Scientific library
 * 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_logistic (gnm_float a)
{
        gnm_float x;

        do {
                x = random_01 ();
        } while (x == 0 || x == 1);

        return a * gnm_log (x / (1 - x));
}

/*
 * Generate a geometric-distributed number. From the GNU Scientific library
 * 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_geometric (gnm_float p)
{
        gnm_float u;

        if (p == 1)
                return 1;
        do {
                u = random_01 ();
        } while (u == 0);

        /*
         * Change from gsl version: we have support {0,1,2,...}
         */
        return gnm_floor (gnm_log (u) / gnm_log1p (-p));
}

gnm_float
random_hypergeometric (gnm_float n1, gnm_float n2, gnm_float t)
{
        return qhyper (random_01 (), n1, n2, t, TRUE, FALSE);
}


/*
 * Generate a logarithmic-distributed number. From the GNU Scientific library
 * 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_logarithmic (gnm_float p)
{
        gnm_float c, v;

        c = gnm_log1p (-p);
        do {
                v = random_01 ();
        } while (v == 0);

        if (v >= p)
                return 1;
        else {
                gnm_float u, q;

                do {
                        u = random_01 ();
                } while (u == 0);
                q = -gnm_expm1 (c * u);

                if (v <= q * q)
                        return gnm_floor (1 + gnm_log (v) / gnm_log (q));
                else if (v <= q)
                        return 2;
                else
                        return 1;
        }
}

/*
 * Generate a T-distributed number. From the GNU Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_tdist (gnm_float nu)
{
        if (nu <= 2) {
                gnm_float Y1 = random_normal ();
                gnm_float Y2 = random_chisq (nu);

                gnm_float t = Y1 / gnm_sqrt (Y2 / nu);

                return t;
        } else {
                gnm_float Y1, Y2, Z, t;
                do {
                        Y1 = random_normal ();
                        Y2 = random_exponential (1 / (nu / 2 - 1));

                        Z = Y1 * Y1 / (nu - 2);
                } while (1 - Z < 0 || gnm_exp (-Y2 - Z) > (1 - Z));

                /* Note that there is a typo in Knuth's formula, the line below
                 * is taken from the original paper of Marsaglia, Mathematics
                 * of Computation, 34 (1980), p 234-256. */

                t = Y1 / gnm_sqrt ((1 - 2 / nu) * (1 - Z));
                return t;
        }
}

/*
 * Generate a Type I Gumbel-distributed random number. From the GNU
 * Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_gumbel1 (gnm_float a, gnm_float b)
{
        gnm_float x;

        do {
                x = random_01 ();
        } while (x == 0.0);

        return (gnm_log (b) - gnm_log (-gnm_log (x))) / a;
}

/*
 * Generate a Type II Gumbel-distributed random number. From the GNU
 * Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 */
gnm_float
random_gumbel2 (gnm_float a, gnm_float b)
{
        gnm_float x;

        do {
                x = random_01 ();
        } while (x == 0.0);

        return gnm_pow (-b / gnm_log (x), 1 / a);
}

/*
 * Generate a stable Levy-distributed random number. From the GNU
 * Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough.
 *
 * The stable Levy probability distributions have the form
 *
 * p(x) dx = (1/(2 pi)) \int dt exp(- it x - |c t|^alpha)
 *
 * with 0 < alpha <= 2.
 *
 * For alpha = 1, we get the Cauchy distribution
 * For alpha = 2, we get the Gaussian distribution with sigma = sqrt(2) c.
 *
 * Fromn Chapter 5 of Bratley, Fox and Schrage "A Guide to
 * Simulation". The original reference given there is,
 *
 * J.M. Chambers, C.L. Mallows and B. W. Stuck. "A method for
 * simulating stable random variates". Journal of the American
 * Statistical Association, JASA 71 340-344 (1976).
 */
gnm_float
random_levy (gnm_float c, gnm_float alpha)
{
        gnm_float u, v, t, s;

        do {
                u = random_01 ();
        } while (u == 0.0);

        u = M_PIgnum * (u - 0.5);

        if (alpha == 1) {             /* cauchy case */
                t = gnm_tan (u);
                return c * t;
        }

        do {
                v = random_exponential (1.0);
        } while (v == 0);

        if (alpha == 2) {            /* gaussian case */
                t = 2 * gnm_sin (u) * gnm_sqrt (v);
                return c * t;
        }

        /* general case */

        t = gnm_sin (alpha * u) / gnm_pow (gnm_cos (u), 1 / alpha);
        s = gnm_pow (gnm_cos ((1 - alpha) * u) / v, (1 - alpha) / alpha);

        return c * t * s;
}

/*
 * The following routine for the skew-symmetric case was provided by
 * Keith Briggs.
 *
 * The stable Levy probability distributions have the form
 *
 * 2*pi* p(x) dx
 *
 *  = int dt exp(mu*i*t-|sigma*t|^alpha*(1-i*beta*sign(t)*tan(pi*alpha/2))) for
 *    alpha != 1
 *  = int dt exp(mu*i*t-|sigma*t|^alpha*(1+i*beta*sign(t)*2/pi*log(|t|)))   for
      alpha == 1
 *
 *  with 0<alpha<=2, -1<=beta<=1, sigma>0.
 *
 *  For beta=0, sigma=c, mu=0, we get gsl_ran_levy above.
 *
 *  For alpha = 1, beta=0, we get the Lorentz distribution
 *  For alpha = 2, beta=0, we get the Gaussian distribution
 *
 *  See A. Weron and R. Weron: Computer simulation of Lévy alpha-stable
 *  variables and processes, preprint Technical University of Wroclaw.
 *  http://www.im.pwr.wroc.pl/~hugo/Publications.html
 */
gnm_float
random_levy_skew (gnm_float c, gnm_float alpha, gnm_float beta)
{
        gnm_float V, W, X;

        if (beta == 0) /* symmetric case */
                return random_levy (c, alpha);

        do {
                V = random_01 ();
        } while (V == 0.0);

        V = M_PIgnum * (V - 0.5);

        do {
                W = random_exponential (1.0);
        } while (W == 0);

        if (alpha == 1) {
                X = ((M_PI_2gnum + beta * V) * gnm_tan (V) -
                     beta * gnm_log (M_PI_2gnum * W * gnm_cos (V) /
                                     (M_PI_2gnum + beta * V))) / M_PI_2gnum;
                return c * (X + beta * gnm_log (c) / M_PI_2gnum);
        } else {
                gnm_float t = beta * gnm_tan (M_PI_2gnum * alpha);
                gnm_float B = gnm_atan (t) / alpha;
                gnm_float S = pow1p (t * t, 1 / (2 * alpha));

                X = S * gnm_sin (alpha * (V + B)) / gnm_pow (gnm_cos (V),
                                                             1 / alpha)
                        * gnm_pow (gnm_cos (V - alpha * (V + B)) / W,
                                   (1 - alpha) / alpha);
                return c * X;
        }
}

gnm_float
random_exppow_pdf (gnm_float x, gnm_float a, gnm_float b)
{
        gnm_float lngamma = lgamma1p (1 / b);

        return (1 / (2 * a)) * gnm_exp (-gnm_pow (gnm_abs (x / a), b) - lngamma);
}

/*
 * The exponential power probability distribution is
 *
 *  p(x) dx = (1/(2 a Gamma(1+1/b))) * exp(-|x/a|^b) dx
 *
 * for -infty < x < infty. For b = 1 it reduces to the Laplace
 * distribution.
 *
 * The exponential power distribution is related to the gamma
 * distribution by E = a * pow(G(1/b),1/b), where E is an exponential
 * power variate and G is a gamma variate.
 *
 * We use this relation for b < 1. For b >=1 we use rejection methods
 * based on the laplace and gaussian distributions which should be
 *  faster.
 *
 * See P. R. Tadikamalla, "Random Sampling from the Exponential Power
 * Distribution", Journal of the American Statistical Association,
 * September 1980, Volume 75, Number 371, pages 683-686.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough
 */

gnm_float
random_exppow (gnm_float a, gnm_float b)
{
        /* See http://www.mcgill.ca/files/economics/propertiesandestimation.pdf */
        if (!(a > 0) || gnm_isnan (b))
                return gnm_nan;

        if (b < 1) {
                gnm_float u = random_01 ();
                gnm_float v = random_gamma (1 / b, 1.0);
                gnm_float z = a * gnm_pow (v, 1 / b) ;

                if (u > 0.5)
                        return z;
                else
                        return -z;
        } else if (b == 1)
                return random_laplace (a);   /* Laplace distribution */
        else if (b < 2) {
                /* Use laplace distribution for rejection method */
                gnm_float x, y, h, ratio, u;

                /* Scale factor chosen by upper bound on ratio at b = 2 */
                gnm_float s = 1.4489;
                do {
                        x     = random_laplace (a);
                        y     = random_laplace_pdf (x, a);
                        h     = random_exppow_pdf (x, a, b);
                        ratio = h / (s * y);
                        u     = random_01 ();
                } while (u > ratio);

                return x ;
        } else if (b == 2)   /* Gaussian distribution */
                return random_gaussian (a / gnm_sqrt (2.0));
        else {
                /* Use gaussian for rejection method */
                gnm_float x, y, h, ratio, u;
                const gnm_float sigma = a / gnm_sqrt (2.0);

                /* Scale factor chosen by upper bound on ratio at b = infinity.
                 * This could be improved by using a rational function
                 * approximation to the bounding curve. */

                gnm_float s = 2.4091 ;   /* this is sqrt(pi) e / 2 */

                do {
                        x     = random_gaussian (sigma) ;
                        y     = dnorm (x, 0.0, gnm_abs (sigma), FALSE) ;
                        h     = random_exppow_pdf (x, a, b) ;
                        ratio = h / (s * y) ;
                        u     = random_01 ();
                } while (u > ratio);

                return x;
        }
}

/*
 * Generate a Gaussian tail-distributed random number. From the GNU
 * Scientific library 1.1.1.
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough
 */
gnm_float
random_gaussian_tail (gnm_float a, gnm_float sigma)
{
        /*
         * Returns a gaussian random variable larger than a
         * This implementation does one-sided upper-tailed deviates.
         */

        gnm_float s = a / sigma;

        if (s < 1) {
                /* For small s, use a direct rejection method. The limit s < 1
                 * can be adjusted to optimise the overall efficiency */

                gnm_float x;

                do {
                        x = random_gaussian (1.0);
                } while (x < s);
                return x * sigma;
        } else {
                /* Use the "supertail" deviates from the last two steps
                 * of Marsaglia's rectangle-wedge-tail method, as described
                 * in Knuth, v2, 3rd ed, pp 123-128.  (See also exercise 11,
                 * p139, and the solution, p586.)
                 */

                gnm_float u, v, x;

                do {
                        u = random_01 ();
                        do {
                                v = random_01 ();
                        } while (v == 0.0);
                        x = gnm_sqrt (s * s - 2 * gnm_log (v));
                } while (x * u > s);
                return x * sigma;
        }
}

/*
 * Generate a Landau-distributed random number. From the GNU Scientific
 * library 1.1.1.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2001 David Morrison
 *
 * Adapted from the CERN library routines DENLAN, RANLAN, and DISLAN
 * as described in http://consult.cern.ch/shortwrups/g110/top.html.
 * Original author: K.S. K\"olbig.
 *
 * The distribution is given by the complex path integral,
 *
 *  p(x) = (1/(2 pi i)) \int_{c-i\inf}^{c+i\inf} ds exp(s log(s) + x s)
 *
 * which can be converted into a real integral over [0,+\inf]
 *
 *  p(x) = (1/pi) \int_0^\inf dt \exp(-t log(t) - x t) sin(pi t)
 */

gnm_float
random_landau (void)
{
        static gnm_float F[983] = {
                0.0000000, /*
                            * Add empty element [0] to account for difference
                            * between C and Fortran convention for lower bound.
                            */
                00.000000, 00.000000, 00.000000, 00.000000, 00.000000,
                -2.244733, -2.204365, -2.168163, -2.135219, -2.104898,
                -2.076740, -2.050397, -2.025605, -2.002150, -1.979866,
                -1.958612, -1.938275, -1.918760, -1.899984, -1.881879,
                -1.864385, -1.847451, -1.831030, -1.815083, -1.799574,
                -1.784473, -1.769751, -1.755383, -1.741346, -1.727620,
                -1.714187, -1.701029, -1.688130, -1.675477, -1.663057,
                -1.650858, -1.638868, -1.627078, -1.615477, -1.604058,
                -1.592811, -1.581729, -1.570806, -1.560034, -1.549407,
                -1.538919, -1.528565, -1.518339, -1.508237, -1.498254,
                -1.488386, -1.478628, -1.468976, -1.459428, -1.449979,
                -1.440626, -1.431365, -1.422195, -1.413111, -1.404112,
                -1.395194, -1.386356, -1.377594, -1.368906, -1.360291,
                -1.351746, -1.343269, -1.334859, -1.326512, -1.318229,
                -1.310006, -1.301843, -1.293737, -1.285688, -1.277693,
                -1.269752, -1.261863, -1.254024, -1.246235, -1.238494,
                -1.230800, -1.223153, -1.215550, -1.207990, -1.200474,
                -1.192999, -1.185566, -1.178172, -1.170817, -1.163500,
                -1.156220, -1.148977, -1.141770, -1.134598, -1.127459,
                -1.120354, -1.113282, -1.106242, -1.099233, -1.092255,
                -1.085306, -1.078388, -1.071498, -1.064636, -1.057802,
                -1.050996, -1.044215, -1.037461, -1.030733, -1.024029,
                -1.017350, -1.010695, -1.004064, -0.997456, -0.990871,
                -0.984308, -0.977767, -0.971247, -0.964749, -0.958271,
                -0.951813, -0.945375, -0.938957, -0.932558, -0.926178,
                -0.919816, -0.913472, -0.907146, -0.900838, -0.894547,
                -0.888272, -0.882014, -0.875773, -0.869547, -0.863337,
                -0.857142, -0.850963, -0.844798, -0.838648, -0.832512,
                -0.826390, -0.820282, -0.814187, -0.808106, -0.802038,
                -0.795982, -0.789940, -0.783909, -0.777891, -0.771884,
                -0.765889, -0.759906, -0.753934, -0.747973, -0.742023,
                -0.736084, -0.730155, -0.724237, -0.718328, -0.712429,
                -0.706541, -0.700661, -0.694791, -0.688931, -0.683079,
                -0.677236, -0.671402, -0.665576, -0.659759, -0.653950,
                -0.648149, -0.642356, -0.636570, -0.630793, -0.625022,
                -0.619259, -0.613503, -0.607754, -0.602012, -0.596276,
                -0.590548, -0.584825, -0.579109, -0.573399, -0.567695,
                -0.561997, -0.556305, -0.550618, -0.544937, -0.539262,
                -0.533592, -0.527926, -0.522266, -0.516611, -0.510961,
                -0.505315, -0.499674, -0.494037, -0.488405, -0.482777,
                -0.477153, -0.471533, -0.465917, -0.460305, -0.454697,
                -0.449092, -0.443491, -0.437893, -0.432299, -0.426707,
                -0.421119, -0.415534, -0.409951, -0.404372, -0.398795,
                -0.393221, -0.387649, -0.382080, -0.376513, -0.370949,
                -0.365387, -0.359826, -0.354268, -0.348712, -0.343157,
                -0.337604, -0.332053, -0.326503, -0.320955, -0.315408,
                -0.309863, -0.304318, -0.298775, -0.293233, -0.287692,
                -0.282152, -0.276613, -0.271074, -0.265536, -0.259999,
                -0.254462, -0.248926, -0.243389, -0.237854, -0.232318,
                -0.226783, -0.221247, -0.215712, -0.210176, -0.204641,
                -0.199105, -0.193568, -0.188032, -0.182495, -0.176957,
                -0.171419, -0.165880, -0.160341, -0.154800, -0.149259,
                -0.143717, -0.138173, -0.132629, -0.127083, -0.121537,
                -0.115989, -0.110439, -0.104889, -0.099336, -0.093782,
                -0.088227, -0.082670, -0.077111, -0.071550, -0.065987,
                -0.060423, -0.054856, -0.049288, -0.043717, -0.038144,
                -0.032569, -0.026991, -0.021411, -0.015828, -0.010243,
                -0.004656, 00.000934, 00.006527, 00.012123, 00.017722,
                00.023323, 00.028928, 00.034535, 00.040146, 00.045759,
                00.051376, 00.056997, 00.062620, 00.068247, 00.073877,
                00.079511, 00.085149, 00.090790, 00.096435, 00.102083,
                00.107736, 00.113392, 00.119052, 00.124716, 00.130385,
                00.136057, 00.141734, 00.147414, 00.153100, 00.158789,
                00.164483, 00.170181, 00.175884, 00.181592, 00.187304,
                00.193021, 00.198743, 00.204469, 00.210201, 00.215937,
                00.221678, 00.227425, 00.233177, 00.238933, 00.244696,
                00.250463, 00.256236, 00.262014, 00.267798, 00.273587,
                00.279382, 00.285183, 00.290989, 00.296801, 00.302619,
                00.308443, 00.314273, 00.320109, 00.325951, 00.331799,
                00.337654, 00.343515, 00.349382, 00.355255, 00.361135,
                00.367022, 00.372915, 00.378815, 00.384721, 00.390634,
                00.396554, 00.402481, 00.408415, 00.414356, 00.420304,
                00.426260, 00.432222, 00.438192, 00.444169, 00.450153,
                00.456145, 00.462144, 00.468151, 00.474166, 00.480188,
                00.486218, 00.492256, 00.498302, 00.504356, 00.510418,
                00.516488, 00.522566, 00.528653, 00.534747, 00.540850,
                00.546962, 00.553082, 00.559210, 00.565347, 00.571493,
                00.577648, 00.583811, 00.589983, 00.596164, 00.602355,
                00.608554, 00.614762, 00.620980, 00.627207, 00.633444,
                00.639689, 00.645945, 00.652210, 00.658484, 00.664768,
                00.671062, 00.677366, 00.683680, 00.690004, 00.696338,
                00.702682, 00.709036, 00.715400, 00.721775, 00.728160,
                00.734556, 00.740963, 00.747379, 00.753807, 00.760246,
                00.766695, 00.773155, 00.779627, 00.786109, 00.792603,
                00.799107, 00.805624, 00.812151, 00.818690, 00.825241,
                00.831803, 00.838377, 00.844962, 00.851560, 00.858170,
                00.864791, 00.871425, 00.878071, 00.884729, 00.891399,
                00.898082, 00.904778, 00.911486, 00.918206, 00.924940,
                00.931686, 00.938446, 00.945218, 00.952003, 00.958802,
                00.965614, 00.972439, 00.979278, 00.986130, 00.992996,
                00.999875, 01.006769, 01.013676, 01.020597, 01.027533,
                01.034482, 01.041446, 01.048424, 01.055417, 01.062424,
                01.069446, 01.076482, 01.083534, 01.090600, 01.097681,
                01.104778, 01.111889, 01.119016, 01.126159, 01.133316,
                01.140490, 01.147679, 01.154884, 01.162105, 01.169342,
                01.176595, 01.183864, 01.191149, 01.198451, 01.205770,
                01.213105, 01.220457, 01.227826, 01.235211, 01.242614,
                01.250034, 01.257471, 01.264926, 01.272398, 01.279888,
                01.287395, 01.294921, 01.302464, 01.310026, 01.317605,
                01.325203, 01.332819, 01.340454, 01.348108, 01.355780,
                01.363472, 01.371182, 01.378912, 01.386660, 01.394429,
                01.402216, 01.410024, 01.417851, 01.425698, 01.433565,
                01.441453, 01.449360, 01.457288, 01.465237, 01.473206,
                01.481196, 01.489208, 01.497240, 01.505293, 01.513368,
                01.521465, 01.529583, 01.537723, 01.545885, 01.554068,
                01.562275, 01.570503, 01.578754, 01.587028, 01.595325,
                01.603644, 01.611987, 01.620353, 01.628743, 01.637156,
                01.645593, 01.654053, 01.662538, 01.671047, 01.679581,
                01.688139, 01.696721, 01.705329, 01.713961, 01.722619,
                01.731303, 01.740011, 01.748746, 01.757506, 01.766293,
                01.775106, 01.783945, 01.792810, 01.801703, 01.810623,
                01.819569, 01.828543, 01.837545, 01.846574, 01.855631,
                01.864717, 01.873830, 01.882972, 01.892143, 01.901343,
                01.910572, 01.919830, 01.929117, 01.938434, 01.947781,
                01.957158, 01.966566, 01.976004, 01.985473, 01.994972,
                02.004503, 02.014065, 02.023659, 02.033285, 02.042943,
                02.052633, 02.062355, 02.072110, 02.081899, 02.091720,
                02.101575, 02.111464, 02.121386, 02.131343, 02.141334,
                02.151360, 02.161421, 02.171517, 02.181648, 02.191815,
                02.202018, 02.212257, 02.222533, 02.232845, 02.243195,
                02.253582, 02.264006, 02.274468, 02.284968, 02.295507,
                02.306084, 02.316701, 02.327356, 02.338051, 02.348786,
                02.359562, 02.370377, 02.381234, 02.392131, 02.403070,
                02.414051, 02.425073, 02.436138, 02.447246, 02.458397,
                02.469591, 02.480828, 02.492110, 02.503436, 02.514807,
                02.526222, 02.537684, 02.549190, 02.560743, 02.572343,
                02.583989, 02.595682, 02.607423, 02.619212, 02.631050,
                02.642936, 02.654871, 02.666855, 02.678890, 02.690975,
                02.703110, 02.715297, 02.727535, 02.739825, 02.752168,
                02.764563, 02.777012, 02.789514, 02.802070, 02.814681,
                02.827347, 02.840069, 02.852846, 02.865680, 02.878570,
                02.891518, 02.904524, 02.917588, 02.930712, 02.943894,
                02.957136, 02.970439, 02.983802, 02.997227, 03.010714,
                03.024263, 03.037875, 03.051551, 03.065290, 03.079095,
                03.092965, 03.106900, 03.120902, 03.134971, 03.149107,
                03.163312, 03.177585, 03.191928, 03.206340, 03.220824,
                03.235378, 03.250005, 03.264704, 03.279477, 03.294323,
                03.309244, 03.324240, 03.339312, 03.354461, 03.369687,
                03.384992, 03.400375, 03.415838, 03.431381, 03.447005,
                03.462711, 03.478500, 03.494372, 03.510328, 03.526370,
                03.542497, 03.558711, 03.575012, 03.591402, 03.607881,
                03.624450, 03.641111, 03.657863, 03.674708, 03.691646,
                03.708680, 03.725809, 03.743034, 03.760357, 03.777779,
                03.795300, 03.812921, 03.830645, 03.848470, 03.866400,
                03.884434, 03.902574, 03.920821, 03.939176, 03.957640,
                03.976215, 03.994901, 04.013699, 04.032612, 04.051639,
                04.070783, 04.090045, 04.109425, 04.128925, 04.148547,
                04.168292, 04.188160, 04.208154, 04.228275, 04.248524,
                04.268903, 04.289413, 04.310056, 04.330832, 04.351745,
                04.372794, 04.393982, 04.415310, 04.436781, 04.458395,
                04.480154, 04.502060, 04.524114, 04.546319, 04.568676,
                04.591187, 04.613854, 04.636678, 04.659662, 04.682807,
                04.706116, 04.729590, 04.753231, 04.777041, 04.801024,
                04.825179, 04.849511, 04.874020, 04.898710, 04.923582,
                04.948639, 04.973883, 04.999316, 05.024942, 05.050761,
                05.076778, 05.102993, 05.129411, 05.156034, 05.182864,
                05.209903, 05.237156, 05.264625, 05.292312, 05.320220,
                05.348354, 05.376714, 05.405306, 05.434131, 05.463193,
                05.492496, 05.522042, 05.551836, 05.581880, 05.612178,
                05.642734, 05.673552, 05.704634, 05.735986, 05.767610,
                05.799512, 05.831694, 05.864161, 05.896918, 05.929968,
                05.963316, 05.996967, 06.030925, 06.065194, 06.099780,
                06.134687, 06.169921, 06.205486, 06.241387, 06.277630,
                06.314220, 06.351163, 06.388465, 06.426130, 06.464166,
                06.502578, 06.541371, 06.580553, 06.620130, 06.660109,
                06.700495, 06.741297, 06.782520, 06.824173, 06.866262,
                06.908795, 06.951780, 06.995225, 07.039137, 07.083525,
                07.128398, 07.173764, 07.219632, 07.266011, 07.312910,
                07.360339, 07.408308, 07.456827, 07.505905, 07.555554,
                07.605785, 07.656608, 07.708035, 07.760077, 07.812747,
                07.866057, 07.920019, 07.974647, 08.029953, 08.085952,
                08.142657, 08.200083, 08.258245, 08.317158, 08.376837,
                08.437300, 08.498562, 08.560641, 08.623554, 08.687319,
                08.751955, 08.817481, 08.883916, 08.951282, 09.019600,
                09.088889, 09.159174, 09.230477, 09.302822, 09.376233,
                09.450735, 09.526355, 09.603118, 09.681054, 09.760191,
                09.840558, 09.922186, 10.005107, 10.089353, 10.174959,
                10.261958, 10.350389, 10.440287, 10.531693, 10.624646,
                10.719188, 10.815362, 10.913214, 11.012789, 11.114137,
                11.217307, 11.322352, 11.429325, 11.538283, 11.649285,
                11.762390, 11.877664, 11.995170, 12.114979, 12.237161,
                12.361791, 12.488946, 12.618708, 12.751161, 12.886394,
                13.024498, 13.165570, 13.309711, 13.457026, 13.607625,
                13.761625, 13.919145, 14.080314, 14.245263, 14.414134,
                14.587072, 14.764233, 14.945778, 15.131877, 15.322712,
                15.518470, 15.719353, 15.925570, 16.137345, 16.354912,
                16.578520, 16.808433, 17.044929, 17.288305, 17.538873,
                17.796967, 18.062943, 18.337176, 18.620068, 18.912049,
                19.213574, 19.525133, 19.847249, 20.180480, 20.525429,
                20.882738, 21.253102, 21.637266, 22.036036, 22.450278,
                22.880933, 23.329017, 23.795634, 24.281981, 24.789364,
                25.319207, 25.873062, 26.452634, 27.059789, 27.696581,
                28.365274, 29.068370, 29.808638, 30.589157, 31.413354,
                32.285060, 33.208568, 34.188705, 35.230920, 36.341388,
                37.527131, 38.796172, 40.157721, 41.622399, 43.202525,
                44.912465, 46.769077, 48.792279, 51.005773, 53.437996,
                56.123356, 59.103894
        };
        gnm_float X, U, V, RANLAN;
        int I;

        do {
                X = random_01 ();
        } while (X == 0.0);
        U = 1000.0 * X;
        I = U;
        U = U - I;

        if (I >= 70 && I <= 800)
                RANLAN = F[I] + U * (F[I + 1] - F[I]);
        else if (I >= 7 && I <= 980)
                RANLAN = F[I] + U * (F[I + 1] - F[I] -
                                     0.25 * (1 - U) * (F[I + 2] - F[I + 1] -
                                                       F[I] + F[I - 1]));
        else if (I < 7) {
                V = gnm_log (X);
                U = 1 / V;
                RANLAN = ((0.99858950 + (3.45213058E1 + 1.70854528E1 * U) * U) /
                          (1 + (3.41760202E1 + 4.01244582 * U) * U)) *
                        ( -gnm_log ( -0.91893853 - V) - 1);
        } else {
                U = 1 - X;
                V = U * U;
                if (X <= 0.999)
                        RANLAN = (1.00060006 + 2.63991156E2 *
                                  U + 4.37320068E3 * V) /
                          ((1 + 2.57368075E2 * U + 3.41448018E3 * V) * U);
                else
                        RANLAN = (1.00001538 + 6.07514119E3 * U +
                                  7.34266409E5 * V) /
                          ((1 + 6.06511919E3 * U + 6.94021044E5 * V) * U);
        }

        return RANLAN;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */

/*
 * Generate a skew-normal distributed random number.
 *
 * based on the information provided at
 * http://azzalini.stat.unipd.it/SN/faq-r.html
 *
 */

gnm_float
random_skew_normal (gnm_float a)
{
        gnm_float result;
        gnm_float delta = a / gnm_sqrt(1 + a * a);
        gnm_float u = random_normal ();
        gnm_float v = random_normal ();

        result = delta * u + gnm_sqrt (1-delta*delta) * v;

        return ((u < 0.) ? -result : result);
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */

/*
 * Generate a skew-t distributed random number.
 *
 * based on the information provided at
 * http://azzalini.stat.unipd.it/SN/faq-r.html
 *
 */

gnm_float
random_skew_tdist (gnm_float nu, gnm_float a)
{
        gnm_float chi = random_chisq (nu);
        gnm_float z = random_skew_normal (a);

        return (z * gnm_sqrt(nu/chi));
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */