Re: Random Numbers fasters than the osax
Re: Random Numbers fasters than the osax
- Subject: Re: Random Numbers fasters than the osax
- From: Arthur J Knapp <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 15:36:03 -0500
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Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 15:57:37 +1000
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Subject: Re: Random Numbers fasters than the osax
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From: Timothy Bates <email@hidden>
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I just thought that I would not, for the list, that this random number
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generator is not what most users (wanting random numbers, rather than
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conducting special simulations) would want.
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It does not repeat any values before it has emitted all values in the range,
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i.e., selection without replacement.
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However, nearly all uses of random data from a range of values - tosses of a
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coin, for instance are WITH replacement. If you use this system to simulate
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coin tosses (random from 1 to 2), youl get the sequence
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1212121212 repeating ad-infinitum ...
I think you need to quote the relevent parts of the previous messages
that you are referring to.
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