public QuietRealParameter getSample(ParametricDistribution distr, double upper, double lower)
      throws Exception {

    Double[][] sampleVals = distr.sample(1);

    QuietRealParameter sampleParameter = new QuietRealParameter(sampleVals[0]);
    sampleParameter.setUpper(upper);
    sampleParameter.setLower(lower);

    return sampleParameter;
  }
  private double proposeNewValue(
      QuietRealParameter proposal,
      Double[] oldValues,
      ParametricDistribution distr,
      double upper,
      double lower)
      throws Exception {

    Double[] sampleVals = distr.sample(1)[0];
    for (int i = 0; i < sampleVals.length; i++) {
      // if(distr instanceof DiracDeltaDistribution)
      // System.out.println(distr.getClass());
      proposal.setValueQuietly(i, oldValues[i] + sampleVals[i]);
    }
    proposal.setUpper(upper);
    proposal.setLower(lower);

    return distr.calcLogP(new QuietRealParameter(sampleVals));
  }