Change Patch Size Distribution

[Joshua Plisinski]

It is my understanding that the Patcher function assigns patch sizes based on a normal distribution given a mean and variance.  What if my historical patches are not normally distributed?  I would like to control the skew of the distribution.  I would appreciate any ideas on how to accomplish this.  I have considered splitting the transition into multiple transition types (small, medium, large) and manually adjusting the transition rates in each sub-class to achieve the skew I am looking for, but this is an inefficient solution if I have many transitions.

Thanks for your continued support.

-Josh

[Britaldo Soares Filho]

Dear Joshua,

Yes this is a right approach, you do not need many  class intervals, let's say only 3 big, medium, and small. For each one, you define the amount of transitions and the distribution parameters. If you want a skewed distribution, just have more transitions on one side, let's say small.

Cheers

Britaldo Silveira Soares Filho
Centro de Sensoriamento Remoto/UFMG
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[Joshua Plisinski]

Is there any way to edit the patcher function and change the formula to produce a skewed distribution?