An alogorithm is described by which uniform pseudorandom integers may be used to construct binary “numbers” in which the probability that each bit in the word is a 1-bit and can assume any desired parameter value. Techniques for making use of such “numbers” in simulation programming are described.
Some techniques for using pseudorandom numbers in computer simulation
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