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Select randomly from a list of weighted values.

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# weighted-random Select randomly from a list of weighted values. ## Usage ```js var weightedRandom = require('weighted-random'); var movies = [ { rating: 9.2, title: 'The Dark Knight' }, { rating: 8.7, title: 'Inception' }, { rating: 8.0, title: 'Jurassic Park' } ]; var weights = movies.map(function (movie) { return movie.rating; }); // [9.2, 8.7, 8.0] var selectionIndex = weightedRandom(weights); // 0, 1, or 2 var whatToWatch = movies[selectionIndex].title; // About 36% of the time, we'll watch The Dark Knight. // About 34% of the time, we'll watch Inception. // About 31% of the time, we'll watch Jurassic Park. ``` ## License Copyright © 2015 Brandon Mills. All rights reserved. Licensed under the terms of the MIT license, the full text of which is available in [LICENSE](LICENSE).