strange random behavior ?
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- Subject: [mg69908] strange random behavior ?
- From: Arkadiusz.Majka at gmail.com
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:04:41 -0400 (EDT)
Hi,
For
SeedRandom[7]
Table[Random[Integer, {1, 6}], {5}]
Table[Random[Integer, {1, 3}], {5}]
I get
Out[32]=
{2,1,6,2,6}
Out[33]=
{2,1,3,1,3}
When i repeat I obviosly get the same (magic of seedrandom)
SeedRandom[7]
Table[Random[Integer, {1, 6}], {5}]
Table[Random[Integer, {1, 3}], {5}]
Out[32]=
{2,1,6,2,6}
Out[33]=
{2,1,3,1,3}
Bu when I change the range of random numbers in generation of the first
list , say 1->2
SeedRandom[7]
Table[Random[Integer, {2, 6}], {5}]
Table[Random[Integer, {1, 3}], {5}]
I get
Out[35]=
{3,2,3,6,6}
Out[36]=
{2,2,3,1,3}
Since Seed is still the same (7), why second list is changed? (Out[36]
does not equal to Out[33])
This behavior does not take place when we do not deal with tables but
with single elements.
Arek