Why do I keep getting complex values from an if/else statement?
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I'm trying to create values for a variable (called r2 in my code) using random numbers on [0,1] and an if/else statement. However, I keep getting complex values for r2 when that shouldn't happen. Is there an issue with the way I wrote my code? Here it is:
r = rand(25,1)
if r < 0.5
r2 = 0.5-sqrt(0.25-(r/2));
else
r2 = 0.5+sqrt((r/2)-0.25);
end
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Star Strider
on 3 Dec 2020
The problem is in the if block logic and the way MATLAB evaluates vectors.
if r < 0.5
implies:
if all(r < 0.5)
that of course is not true, so the first section never evaluates.
You could put it in a loop, however this is more efficient:
r2 = (0.5-sqrt(0.25-(r/2))).*(r<0.5) + (0.5+sqrt((r/2)-0.25)).*(r>=0.5);
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