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Algorithms for randomness in the behavioral sciences: A tutorial

Brysbaert, Marc (1991) Algorithms for randomness in the behavioral sciences: A tutorial. [Journal (Paginated)]

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Simulations and experiments frequently demand the generation of random numbera that have specific distributions. This article describes which distributions should be used for the most cammon problems and gives algorithms to generate the numbers.It is also shown that a commonly used permutation algorithm (Nilsson, 1978) is deficient.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Keywords:generation random numbers, simulations, randomisation
Subjects:Psychology > Cognitive Psychology
Psychology > Behavioral Analysis
ID Code:3723
Deposited By: brysbaert, Dr. marc
Deposited On:30 Jul 2004
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:55

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