# Question about random numbers from custom distribution

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-random-numbers-from-custom-distribution/106214>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [November 14, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-random-numbers-from-custom-distribution/106214 "2023-11-14T14:06:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![mt\_86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mt\_86](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mt_86)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-random-numbers-from-custom-distribution/106214/1 "2023-11-14T14:06:20Z")

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Hello, I’m interested in generating random samples from a specific  
distribution. I read that it is useful to import the package  
Distributions.jl, however I’m not sure that the following distribution  
is included:

p(j) = (1/d) (j)^{-1 + 1/d} with 0\<j\<1

do you have any suggestions?

thanks!

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**Author:** ![\_stla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/_stla/32/35613_2.png) [@\_stla](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/_stla)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-random-numbers-from-custom-distribution/106214/2 "2023-11-14T14:10:43Z")

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This is the `Beta(1/d, 1)` distribution.

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**Author:** ![mt\_86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mt\_86](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mt_86)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-random-numbers-from-custom-distribution/106214/3 "2023-11-14T14:18:10Z")

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many thanks! I’ll check it out!