How do you simulate an Erlang(k) variable using a programming language?

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I have a college project in which I need to create a program which simulates an Erlang(k) variable. I am not talking about the Erlang language, it's about a standard Gamma(0,1,k), k ϵ N+. I appreciate if someone can help me out or give me advice on how to approach this problem in either C++ or Java.

I've written the formulas and theorem that comes with this problem: link

what have your tried? what might work? show us an attempt, etc., etc., etc. — KevinDTimm, Apr 12 '12 at 15:11
can you at least put the formula of the distribution function you need — Oscar Castiblanco, Apr 12 '12 at 15:16
Do you need the probability density function, the cumulative distribution function, or something else? — jonmorgan, Apr 12 '12 at 15:23

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '12 at 15:17

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Try this: http://www.ee.ucl.ac.uk/~mflanaga/java/Stat.html

answered Apr 12 '12 at 15:17

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I've added details about this variable. Can anyone suggest a code? – K33p3r Apr 13 '12 at 07:26
What are you looking to accomplish? – lrAndroid Apr 13 '12 at 14:21
I want to generate some integer values using the Erlang distribution then create a histogram using the results. – K33p3r Apr 15 '12 at 07:13

How do you simulate an Erlang(k) variable using a programming language?

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