urn_simulation

urn_simulation, an Octave code which simulates an experiment in which k colored marbles are drawn from an urn containing a total of n marbles. The quantity of interest is the number of marbles of each color.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

urn_simulation is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and codes:

urn_simulation_test

octave_simulation, an Octave code which uses simulation to study card games, contests, and other processes which have a random element. Usually, the purpose is to try to predict the average behavior of the system over many trials.

Reference:

1. Nick Berry,
   Sampling and Confidence Levels,
   https://datagenetics.com/blog/june12014/index.html

Source Code:

• urn_sample.m, returns the colors of k marbles selected from an urn containing n marbles.
• urn_two_color_pdf.m, evaluates the PDF for the number of white marbles drawn when K marbles are selected from an urn containing N black and white marbles, with a given color distribution.