Re[2]: Balancing randomness

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2000

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 27954
interpreted = N
texte = Running your code under NT, I got very similar numbers, but the peak wassometimes 4 and sometimes 3; I believe that the [Format .0f] is skewing thedistribution somehow. I reprogrammed the code to generate 100 slots and ran itagain; it seems to be flat(ter), but I want to run it with millions of loops andthen graph the results to compare.John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________Subject: Re: Balancing randomness Author: (WebCatalog Talk)Date: 2/23/00 10:56 AMOn 2/23/00 8:59 am, jpeacock@univpress.com so noted...>I have long suspected that the sdir=ra is having>problems with the internal classification scheme which was interfering >with the>random selection process. However, unless I am mistaken, a truly random>distribution should be flat not gaussian (bell curved). However, by using >the>random distribution to create a table which is then used to select the >records,>you were able to get a flat response rate.>>Which O/S was this testing done on? I will try it under NT and Linux for>giggles sake and see whether it looks at all different. I suspect it might,>because different O/S's provide different random functions.This was using WebCat 3.0.5b11 with WebTen 2.1.10 on MacOS 8.6. It would be interesting to see the results with NT and Linux.Rob MarquardtDesigner/Resident WireheadToast Design800 Washington Avenue NorthMinneapolis MN 55401612.330.9863 v612.321.9424 fwww.toastdesign.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 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re[2]: Balancing randomness (jpeacock@univpress.com 2000)

Running your code under NT, I got very similar numbers, but the peak wassometimes 4 and sometimes 3; I believe that the [Format .0f] is skewing thedistribution somehow. I reprogrammed the code to generate 100 slots and ran itagain; it seems to be flat(ter), but I want to run it with millions of loops andthen graph the results to compare.John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________Subject: Re: Balancing randomness Author: (WebCatalog Talk)Date: 2/23/00 10:56 AMOn 2/23/00 8:59 am, jpeacock@univpress.com so noted...>I have long suspected that the sdir=ra is having>problems with the internal classification scheme which was interfering >with the>random selection process. However, unless I am mistaken, a truly random>distribution should be flat not gaussian (bell curved). However, by using >the>random distribution to create a table which is then used to select the >records,>you were able to get a flat response rate.>>Which O/S was this testing done on? I will try it under NT and Linux for>giggles sake and see whether it looks at all different. I suspect it might,>because different O/S's provide different random functions.This was using WebCat 3.0.5b11 with WebTen 2.1.10 on MacOS 8.6. It would be interesting to see the results with NT and Linux.Rob MarquardtDesigner/Resident WireheadToast Design800 Washington Avenue NorthMinneapolis MN 55401612.330.9863 v612.321.9424 fwww.toastdesign.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 jpeacock@univpress.com

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Re[2]: Balancing randomness

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