mtalg.random.MultithreadedRNG.negative_binomial

MultithreadedRNG.negative_binomial(n: Number, p: Number, size: int | tuple | None = None) → ndarray | Number[source]

Draw from a negative binomial distribution.

Parameters:

  • n – Parameter of the distribution, > 0.

  • p – Parameter of the distribution. Must satisfy 0 < p <= 1.

  • size – Output shape.

Returns:

numpy.ndarray or scalar.