Anthony Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...
> As a matter of fact, given that we have to specify the
> number of states for an HMM, I would like to create a
> specified number of random floating numbers whose sum
> is 1.0.
def forAL(N):
N_randoms = [random.random() for x in xrange(N)]
total = sum(N_randoms)
return [x/total for x in N_randoms]
Does this do what you want? Of course, the resulting numbers are not
independent, but then the constraints you pose would contradict that.
Alex
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