ONE-LINE RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS AND THEIR USE IN COMBINATIONS

Abstract

This is a discussion of some one-line random number generators, requiring a single FORTRAN instruction, together with a description of some short FORTRAN programs which mix several such generators. Evidence suggesting that the simple congruential generators are unsatisfactory continues to grow; one of the most promising alternatives is to mix several simple generators. These composite generators do better in various tests for randomness than do the simple congruential generators used at many computer centers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0667956

Entities

People

  • George Marsaglia
  • T. A. Bray

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arithmetic
  • Bits
  • Composite Materials
  • Computers
  • Generators
  • Instructions
  • Intervals
  • Language
  • Machine Languages
  • Mathematics
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Random Number Generators
  • Random Variables
  • Scientific Research
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Computer Science.