trial_type

Specify how the trial samples are generated

Specification

• Alias: None

• Arguments: None

• Default: random

Child Keywords:

Required/Optional	Description of Group	Dakota Keyword	Dakota Keyword Description
Required (Choose One)	Trial Type	grid	Samples on a regular grid
		halton	Generate samples from a Halton sequence
		random	Uses purely random Monte Carlo sampling to sample variables

Description

The user has the option to specify the method by which the trials are created to adjust the centroids. The trial_type can be one of three types:

• random, where points are generated randomly

• halton, where points are generated according to the Halton sequence

• grid, where points are placed on a regular grid over the hyperspace.