From: Dan Zwell <dzwell@...>
Date: 2007-05-23T15:39:21+09:00
Subject: Re: Uniform Random Number Generator

Tim Hunter wrote:
> Dan Zwell wrote:
>> Well, I would think that by definition it has a uniform distribution. 
>> Can you give an example of a RNG that does not have a uniform 
>> distribution?
> 
> The stat software I use has RNGs for the Bernoulli, beta, binomial, 
> Cauchy, chi-square, Erlang, exponential, F, gamma, geometric, 
> hypergeometric, lognormal, negative binomial, normal, poisson, T, 
> tabled, triangular, and Weibull distributions, as well as uniform.
> 

I guess that was a pretty dumb question. But I'm glad I asked it, as I 
have never pondered RNGs that aren't uniform. I'll probably learn about 
the algorithms that generate these other distributions if I ever have time.