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Re: Uncorrelated random variables
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Steve C. Thompson |
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Re: Uncorrelated random variables |
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Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:13:21 -0700 |
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On 29 Jun 06 20:03PM, Evgeny Turchyn wrote:
> Suppose that we use Octave to generate a sample of
> size c from, say, normal distribution using function
> normal_rnd (0, 1, 1, c). Can we consider the obtained
> vector as a realization of vector which elements are
> uncorrelated random variables with distribution
> N(0;1) ? (The important moment for me is
> uncorrelatedness.)
GNU Octave uses a state-of-the-art random number
generator. Though it is impossible to generate purely
random, uncorrelated random variables on a
deterministic machine like a digital computer, the
algorithms used by GNU Octave result in randomness
exceeding the requirements for most conceivable
applications.
Others will correct me if I'm wrong (I have only a
vague understanding of the exact algorithms used), but
I believe Octave uses the Mersenne Twister random
number generator to generate uniform random variables,
and the Marsalia-Tsang ziggurat method for generating
normal random variables.
Steve