Re: random number generatorDIR

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From: Jerry Dallal
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:29

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In article <1992Jul30.020515.16652@u.washington.edu>, charlie@ernie.stat.washington.edu (Charlie Geyer) writes:
> In article <1992Jul29.090353.237@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu> jerry@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu (Jerry Dallal) writes:
> 
>> I suspect one of the most FAQs is what generator to use.  Can we not establish
>> a short list of GAAs?  I nominate the Wichmann-Hill generator with the
>> McLeod modification.  (I hold off on posting the code until I hear whether 
>> this is a GAA!)
> 
> I nominate Marsaglia's "Super-Duper" generator, though it's 20 years old
> and not the one Marsaglia is using now.
> 

SUPER-DUPER would have been my second choice.  What is Marsaglia using now, and
why is it not SUPER-DUPER?

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