Article ID: | iaor2001527 |
Country: | Serbia |
Volume: | 10 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 99 |
End Page Number: | 108 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
Journal: | Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research |
Authors: | Bocu Dorin |
Keywords: | random number generators |
In this paper we introduce an algorithm for generating random numbers with binomial distribution. The algorithm is based on the idea of a ‘pipe’ between the simulation of a statistical experiment and the algorithm for selection according to utility, often invoked in genetic search problems.