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Title: A 48-BIT PSEUDO-RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR

Abstract

A 48-bit pseudo-random number generator, suitable for several computers, was tested statistically for randomness to determine its adequacy for use in Monte Carlo programs. Frequency tests, distributions of certain loworder moments, runs up and down, and runs above and below the mean were applied to one- half million generated numbers lying within the interval (0, 1) and to three sets of integers obtained from specified bits within the generated numbers. These tests substantiated the randomness of all numbers except for the set of integers coming from the least significant bits. (auth)

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh
OSTI Identifier:
4829777
NSA Number:
NSA-16-002118
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Communs. ACM (Assoc. Computing Machinery)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: Vol: 4; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English
Subject:
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS; COMPUTERS; DISTRIBUTION; FREQUENCY; MONTE CARLO METHOD

Citation Formats

Kuehn, H G. A 48-BIT PSEUDO-RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR. Country unknown/Code not available: N. p., 1961. Web. doi:10.1145/366678.366690.
Kuehn, H G. A 48-BIT PSEUDO-RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR. Country unknown/Code not available. https://doi.org/10.1145/366678.366690
Kuehn, H G. 1961. "A 48-BIT PSEUDO-RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR". Country unknown/Code not available. https://doi.org/10.1145/366678.366690.
@article{osti_4829777,
title = {A 48-BIT PSEUDO-RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR},
author = {Kuehn, H G},
abstractNote = {A 48-bit pseudo-random number generator, suitable for several computers, was tested statistically for randomness to determine its adequacy for use in Monte Carlo programs. Frequency tests, distributions of certain loworder moments, runs up and down, and runs above and below the mean were applied to one- half million generated numbers lying within the interval (0, 1) and to three sets of integers obtained from specified bits within the generated numbers. These tests substantiated the randomness of all numbers except for the set of integers coming from the least significant bits. (auth)},
doi = {10.1145/366678.366690},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4829777}, journal = {Communs. ACM (Assoc. Computing Machinery)},
number = ,
volume = Vol: 4,
place = {Country unknown/Code not available},
year = {Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1961},
month = {Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1961}
}