MATLAB_RANDOM
Matlab's Random Number Generators

MATLAB_RANDOM is a directory of MATLAB programs which illustrate the use of Matlab's random number generators.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Related Data and Programs:

ASA183, a MATLAB library which implements a pseudorandom number generator, by Wichman and Hill. This is a MATLAB version of Applied Statistics Algorithm 183.

C_RANDOM, C programs which illustrate the use of C's random number generator routines.

CPP_RANDOM, C++ programs which illustrate the use of the C++ random number generator routines.

F90_RANDOM, FORTRAN90 programs which illustrate the use of Fortran's random number generator routines.

NORMAL, a MATLAB library which computes elements of a sequence of pseudorandom normally distributed values.

RANDLC, a MATLAB library which generates a sequence of pseudorandom numbers, used by the NAS Benchmark programs.

UNIFORM, a MATLAB library which computes elements of a uniform pseudorandom sequence.

Source Code:

RAND_TEST is a simple example which demonstrates the use of the rand() function to generate uniform random numbers, and to set the seed.

• rand_test.m, the program.
• rand_test_output.txt, the output file.

RANDN_TEST is a simple example which demonstrates the use of the randn() function to generate normal random numbers, and to set the seed.

• randn_test.m, the program.
• randn_test_output.txt, the output file.

RNG_TEST demonstrates how the new RNG() function is used to initialize and manipulate the state of the RAND and RANDN random number generators.

• rng_test.m, the program.
• rng_test_output.txt, the output file.

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