phylox.generators.trees.beta_splitting_tree

Adapted from script provided by (a colleage of) Pengyu Liu which contains the code for Beta-splitting model (Aldous1996)

The beta-splitting model is a model for generating random binary trees. The model is parameterized by a parameter beta > 0 which determines the shape of the tree.

phylox.generators.trees.beta_splitting_tree.simulate_beta_splitting(n, beta, seed=None)

Simulate a random binary tree with n leaves using the beta-splitting model.

Parameters:

n – the number of leaves of the tree.
beta – the beta parameter of the beta-splitting model.

Returns:

a random binary tree with n leaves using the beta-splitting model.

Example:

>>> from phylox.generators.trees.beta_splitting_tree import simulate_beta_splitting
>>> tree = simulate_beta_splitting(5, 1)
>>> len(tree.leaves)
5