home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!swbatl!texbell!swuts!jb1556
- From: jb1556@swuts.sbc.com (Jim Buddenhagen)
- Newsgroups: sci.math.stat
- Subject: random number generator
- Keywords: pseudo-random, C , uniform, normal
- Message-ID: <1383@swuts.sbc.com>
- Date: 25 Jul 92 14:50:11 GMT
- Organization: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
- Lines: 17
-
- Portable pseudo-random number generator desired, for uniform and/or normal
- deviates. What is desired is code (C preferred) or algorithm that is
- machine independent (i.e. same seed, same sequence regardless of computing
- platform). Purpose will be to generate random datasets (or pointers into
- databases) for benchmark tests accross several platforms. Must be able to
- generate several independent sequences 'simultaneously' (ok to have several
- copies of routine with different names).
-
- I am aware of routines in Numerical Recipies, and in Knuth, but unsure
- of quality. Would welcome any comments, suggestions, pointers to code,
- or references.
-
- --
- Jim Buddenhagen Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
- jb1556@swuts.sbc.com Statistical Research
- 314-235-5183 One Bell Center, Room 27-X-5
- St. Louis, MO 63130
-