Re: Balancing randomness
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 27955
interpreted = N
texte = At 6:40 PM 2/23/00, Peter Ostry wrote: > >Yes, if the job says do not repeat values, this will fit. But this is >*not* a random distribution. You get unique numbers for each run, just in a >random order. True randomness is supposed to repeat values. >If your program plays Roulette, I'd like to be the 37th player :) >The discussion is about selecting records from a database and that relying on sdir=ra would not yield an even distribution but rather one that was lopsided in some way or another. The discussion is about how sdir=ra is broken. This is not a discussion about a random number generator.___Joe____________________________________________________ Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.com WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century http://www.west21.com/ _________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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At 6:40 PM 2/23/00, Peter Ostry wrote: > >Yes, if the job says do not repeat values, this will fit. But this is >*not* a random distribution. You get unique numbers for each run, just in a >random order. True randomness is supposed to repeat values. >If your program plays Roulette, I'd like to be the 37th player :) >The discussion is about selecting records from a database and that relying on sdir=ra would not yield an even distribution but rather one that was lopsided in some way or another. The discussion is about how sdir=ra is broken. This is not a discussion about a random number generator.___Joe____________________________________________________ Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.com WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century http://www.west21.com/ _________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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