OpenEuphoria

Re: RNG Test: Code to generate Diehard file in Euphoria

• Posted by Steve Mosher <farq at KILN.ISN.NET> Feb 17, 2000
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> Yes the RNG appears to be good for everyday purposes BUT p=.500000 for all
> tests is the optimum. Consistant scores of p>=.9000 or  p<=.10000 are not
> good.
> If the end objective of using the rand() function REQUIRES uniformly generated
> random numbers the results I saw did not indicate Euphoria passed all of the
> tests.
>
> Maybe RDS might like to weigh in and state the source and/or type of RNG that
> is coded into Euphoria.

        From experience, don't use rand() for anything you need to be
super-random -- no matter what language you're using.
        The best solution to an unsatisfactory level of randomness is to
code your own. Hint: you can sample the time, but this is mostly only good
for a seed, unless you do some interesting things to it.

Have fun.