fix: sample Gumbel via -ln(U), not ln(-U) - #469
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In `@src/distribution/gumbel.rs`:
- Line 121: Update the Gumbel sampling implementation around the expression
using x.ln() to draw x from rand::distr::Open01 instead of the default
StandardUniform distribution. Preserve the existing location and scale
calculation while ensuring x is strictly greater than zero so the sampled result
remains finite.
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| fn sample<R: rand::Rng + ?Sized>(&self, r: &mut R) -> f64 { | ||
| let x = ::rand::RngExt::random::<f64>(r); | ||
| self.location - self.scale * ((-x).ln()).ln() | ||
| self.location - self.scale * (-x.ln()).ln() |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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rand 0.10.0 StandardUniform f64 [0, 1) Open01 documentation
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In the rand crate version 0.10.0, the StandardUniform distribution samples floating-point types (f32, f64) uniformly from the half-open interval [0, 1) [1][2][3]. Key details regarding StandardUniform and Open01 in rand 0.10.0: StandardUniform - Functionality: Represents the default distribution for a type, providing uniform sampling [1][3]. - Floating-point range: Samples from [0, 1) (inclusive of 0, exclusive of 1) [1][2][3]. - API Changes: In version 0.10.0, the distribution previously named Standard was renamed to StandardUniform, and the module rand::distributions was renamed to rand::distr [4]. Open01 - Functionality: A specific distribution used to sample floating-point numbers uniformly from the open interval (0, 1) (exclusive of both 0 and 1) [1][5]. - Implementation: It utilizes a transmute-based method for conversion [5]. While it yields one bit less precision compared to StandardUniform, it may offer better performance on some architectures [2][3][5]. For additional context, OpenClosed01 is also available, which samples from the half-open interval (0, 1] (exclusive of 0, inclusive of 1) [1][6][3]. There is no built-in option to sample from the closed interval [1] as the probability of hitting the endpoints is typically negligible in practical applications [1][3].
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.rs/rand/latest/rand/distr/
- 2: https://docs.rs/rand/latest/rand/distr/struct.StandardUniform.html
- 3: https://github.com/rust-random/rand/blob/master/src/distr/mod.rs
- 4: https://github.com/rust-random/rand/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- 5: https://docs.rs/rand/latest/rand/distr/struct.Open01.html
- 6: https://rust-random.github.io/book/guide-dist.html?highlight=weighted
Use an open-interval distribution for Gumbel sampling.
RngExt::random::<f64> uses StandardUniform, which samples from [0, 1). If it returns 0.0, (-x.ln()).ln() produces -infinity, so sample can return a non-finite value. Use rand::distr::Open01.
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- let x = ::rand::RngExt::random::<f64>(r);
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In `@src/distribution/gumbel.rs` at line 121, Update the Gumbel sampling
implementation around the expression using x.ln() to draw x from
rand::distr::Open01 instead of the default StandardUniform distribution.
Preserve the existing location and scale calculation while ensuring x is
strictly greater than zero so the sampled result remains finite.
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Gumbel::sampleis inverse transform sampling, so it should be the same map asinverse_cdf:μ - β ln(-ln(U))forU ~ Uniform(0, 1). It was written as((-x).ln()).ln()instead of(-x.ln()).ln().xis in[0, 1), so-xis negative andln(-x)is NaN on every draw.cdf,inverse_cdf, and the moments were already finite for the same parameters. The parentheses just sat on the wrong operand;inverse_cdfalready had the right grouping.test_sampleis the same shape as Cauchy's: 20 draws from a seededStdRngmust be finite. It failed on main withsample was NaNand passes with the grouping fixed.cargo testis green (834 lib + 195 doctests), as arecargo fmt -- --check, clippy under-Dwarnings, andcargo check --no-default-features --lib.Fixes #461
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