A fast procedure for generating random numbers by a modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren method

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dc.contributor.advisorBrundrit, Geoffen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorIoannou, Ioannis Eliasen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1974en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMarsaglia and Maclaren combined two linear congruential generators in order to produce a pseudo random number sequence uniformly distributed in the range [0,2³⁵]. Their method is a considerable improvement compared with the primitive linear congruential method at the cost of greater generation time. In this thesis, a simple modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren method is presented in which there is an alleviation of the increased generation time, and a slight further increase in randomness. The modified generator is tested extensively in a variety of statistical tests and simulation problems.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationIoannou, I. E. (1974). <i>A fast procedure for generating random numbers by a modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren method</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17734en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationIoannou, Ioannis Elias. <i>"A fast procedure for generating random numbers by a modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren method."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 1974. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17734en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationIoannou, I. 1974. A fast procedure for generating random numbers by a modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren method. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ioannou, Ioannis Elias AB - Marsaglia and Maclaren combined two linear congruential generators in order to produce a pseudo random number sequence uniformly distributed in the range [0,2³⁵]. Their method is a considerable improvement compared with the primitive linear congruential method at the cost of greater generation time. In this thesis, a simple modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren method is presented in which there is an alleviation of the increased generation time, and a slight further increase in randomness. The modified generator is tested extensively in a variety of statistical tests and simulation problems. DA - 1974 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1974 T1 - A fast procedure for generating random numbers by a modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren method TI - A fast procedure for generating random numbers by a modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren method UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17734 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17734
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationIoannou IE. A fast procedure for generating random numbers by a modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren method. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 1974 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17734en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Computer Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherComputer scienceen_ZA
dc.titleA fast procedure for generating random numbers by a modification of the Marsaglia-Maclaren methoden_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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