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Revision as of 00:53, 6 April 2021

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Description

Description:
Description needed
Groups:
Arrays

Syntax

Syntax:
Syntax needed
Parameters:
valuesAndWeights: Array - array in format [value1, weight1, value2, weight2...], where:
  • value: Anything - weighted value
  • weight: Number - values relative weight
Return Value:
Return value needed

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:
values selectRandomWeighted weights
Parameters:
values: Array - array of Anything
weights: Array - array of Numbers
Return Value:
Anything - random weighted value or Nothing if any of arrays is empty or all weights are 0

Examples

Example 1:
_randomWeightedElement = selectRandomWeighted [1,0.1,2,0.2,3,1.3,4,2.4,5,7.5];
Example 2:
_randomWeightedElement = [1,2,3,4,5] selectRandomWeighted [0.1,0.2,1.3,2.4,7.5];

Additional Information

See also:
randomselectselectRandomselectMinselectMax

Notes

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Posted on June 26, 2017 - 19:17 (UTC)
Killzone Kid
A 100000 runs of the following code: _values = [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]; _weights = [0.109,0.65,0.01,1.01,1.24,0,1.59,0.09,1.15,0.55]; _result = _values selectRandomWeighted _weights; Gave this result:
0 - 0
0.01 - 144
0.09 - 1409
0.109 - 1633
0.55 - 8673
0.65 - 10127
1.01 - 15668
1.15 - 18059
1.24 - 19518
1.59 - 24769