4 Conditional Distribution and Validation
Completion of Method A requires a metalog distribution over distance conditional on direction, an equation for which we develop based on user-specified rules. This must capture both correlation within direction-distance shot patterns and skewness of the conditional distribution over distance. The resulting joint distribution over direction and distance is easy to simulate. For further validation, a simple equation for marginal distribution over distance is developed by fitting a metalog to the shot-pattern simulation data.