Random bits (generation)
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- Subject: [mg35045] Random bits (generation)
- From: "DIAMOND Mark R." <dot at dot.dot>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 23:54:45 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: The University of Western Australia
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
I am not sure whether anyone other than a Wolfram guru will know the answer
to this. ...
(1) If I wish to generate a large number of random bits, what is the fastest
way?
(2) What is the safest way in the sense of being able to expect the bit
sequence to pass Marsaglia's Diehard battery of tests Maurer's Universal
Statistical Test.? or is this requirement impossible to meet with Random?
More specifically, to be sure that they are independent and random, should I
use something like Random[Integer, {0,1}] or can one use *all the bits* of,
say, Random[Integer, {0,2^32-1}] ... or even something larger.
Cheers,
Mark Diamond
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