chore: apply suggestions from code review

Signed-off-by: Philipp Burckhardt <[email protected]>

Author: Planeshifter

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/median/README.md

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
 
 #### stdlib_base_dists_uniform_median( a, b )
 
-Returns the [median][median] of a [uniform][uniform-distribution] distribution with minimum value \( a \) and maximum value \( b \).
+Returns the [median][median] of a [uniform][uniform-distribution] distribution with parameters `a` (minimum support) and `b` (maximum support).
 
 ```c
 double out = stdlib_base_dists_uniform_median( 0.0, 1.0 );
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ double out = stdlib_base_dists_uniform_median( 0.0, 1.0 );
 
 The function accepts the following arguments:
 
--   **a**: `[in] double` minimum value.
--   **b**: `[in] double` maximum value.
+-   **a**: `[in] double` minimum support.
+-   **b**: `[in] double` maximum support.
 
 ```c
 double stdlib_base_dists_uniform_median( const double a, const double b );
@@ -200,15 +200,20 @@ double stdlib_base_dists_uniform_median( const double a, const double b );
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+static double random_uniform( const double min, const double max ) {
+    double v = (double)rand() / ( (double)RAND_MAX + 1.0 );
+    return min + ( v*(max-min) );
+}
+
 int main( void ) {
     double a;
     double b;
     double y;
     int i;
 
     for ( i = 0; i < 25; i++ ) {
-        a = (double)( rand() % 10 );
-        b = a + (double)( rand() % 10 + 1 ); // ensure b > a
+        a = random_uniform( 0.0, 10.0 );
+        b = random_uniform( a, 20.0 ); // ensure b > a
         y = stdlib_base_dists_uniform_median( a, b );
         printf( "a: %lf, b: %lf, Median(X;a,b): %lf\n", a, b, y );
     }

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/median/benchmark/c/benchmark.c

@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ static double tic( void ) {
 	return (double)now.tv_sec + (double)now.tv_usec/1.0e6;
 }
 
+/**
+* Generates a random number on the interval [min,max).
+*
+* @param min    minimum value (inclusive)
+* @param max    maximum value (exclusive)
+* @return       random number
+*/
+static double random_uniform( const double min, const double max ) {
+	double v = (double)rand() / ( (double)RAND_MAX + 1.0 );
+	return min + ( v*(max-min) );
+}
+
 /**
 * Runs a benchmark.
 *
@@ -88,8 +100,8 @@ static double benchmark( void ) {
 
 	t = tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; i++ ) {
-		a = ( (double)rand() / (double)RAND_MAX ) * 100.0; // Random lower bound between 0 and 100
-		b = a + ( (double)rand() / (double)RAND_MAX ) * 100.0; // Random upper bound greater than a
+		a = random_uniform( 0.0, 100.0 );
+		b = random_uniform( a, 200.0 );
 		y = stdlib_base_dists_uniform_median( a, b );
 		if ( y != y ) {
 			printf( "should not return NaN\n" );

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/median/include/stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/median.h

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
-* Returns the median of a uniform distribution with lower bound `a` and upper bound `b`.
+* Returns the median of a uniform distribution.
 */
 double stdlib_base_dists_uniform_median( const double a, const double b );
 

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/median/lib/native.js

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
 * Returns the median of a uniform distribution.
 *
 * @private
-* @param {number} a - lower bound
-* @param {number} b - upper bound
+* @param {number} a - minimum support
+* @param {number} b - maximum support
 * @returns {number} median
 *
 * @example

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dists/uniform/median/src/main.c

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 /**
 * Returns the median of a uniform distribution.
 *
-* @param a    lower bound
-* @param b    upper bound
+* @param a    minimum support
+* @param b    maximum support
 * @return     median
 *
 * @example