Re: Balancing randomness
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 27977
interpreted = N
texte = on 23.02.2000 23:26, Christer Olsson at christer@ljusaideer.se wrote:> As far as I can see [random] works as advertisedI back this up. Right now I wrote a lot of numbers with a [random] loop to disk, pasted them into Excel and the distribution was perfectly random. Line graphic looks like pure noise or is a diagonal, stepped line.If one needs 100 randomly delivered records it might be the best way to have a numbered field and just search the record whose number is [random].I have no idea how to generate numbers outside the [random] range (i.e. 35) without losing the randomness - but I'm pretty sure some people here will find a way. Let me know :) Peter ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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on 23.02.2000 23:26, Christer Olsson at christer@ljusaideer.se wrote:> As far as I can see [random] works as advertisedI back this up. Right now I wrote a lot of numbers with a [random] loop to disk, pasted them into Excel and the distribution was perfectly random. Line graphic looks like pure noise or is a diagonal, stepped line.If one needs 100 randomly delivered records it might be the best way to have a numbered field and just search the record whose number is [random].I have no idea how to generate numbers outside the [random] range (i.e. 35) without losing the randomness - but I'm pretty sure some people here will find a way. Let me know :) Peter ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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