mxnet.np.random.choice¶
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choice
(a, size=None, replace=True, p=None, device=None, out=None)¶ Generates a random sample from a given 1-D array
- Parameters
a (1-D array-like or int) – If an ndarray, a random sample is generated from its elements. If an int, the random sample is generated as if a were np.arange(a)
size (int or tuple of ints, optional) – Output shape. If the given shape is, e.g.,
(m, n, k)
, thenm * n * k
samples are drawn. Default is None, in which case a single value is returned.replace (boolean, optional) – Whether the sample is with or without replacement
p (1-D array-like, optional) – The probabilities associated with each entry in a. If not given the sample assumes a uniform distribution over all entries in a.
device (Device, optional) – Device context of output. Default is current device.
- Returns
samples – The generated random samples
- Return type
ndarray
Examples
Generate a uniform random sample from np.arange(5) of size 3:
>>> np.random.choice(5, 3) array([0, 3, 4]) >>> #This is equivalent to np.random.randint(0,5,3)
Generate a non-uniform random sample from np.arange(5) of size 3:
>>> np.random.choice(5, 3, p=[0.1, 0, 0.3, 0.6, 0]) array([3, 3, 0])
Generate a uniform random sample from np.arange(5) of size 3 without replacement:
>>> np.random.choice(5, 3, replace=False) array([3,1,0]) >>> #This is equivalent to np.random.permutation(np.arange(5))[:3]
Generate a non-uniform random sample from np.arange(5) of size 3 without replacement:
>>> np.random.choice(5, 3, replace=False, p=[0.1, 0, 0.3, 0.6, 0]) array([2, 3, 0])