Measuring the randomness in random numbers - MathOverflow most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net2013-05-22T05:01:46Zhttp://mathoverflow.net/feeds/question/40514http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdfhttp://mathoverflow.net/questions/40514/measuring-the-randomness-in-random-numbersMeasuring the randomness in random numbersDanDan2010-09-29T19:05:40Z2010-09-29T19:15:49Z
<p>I'm looking to write a program to investigate a few random number algorithms. Basically I am looking to see if the spread of numbers is indeed randomly distributed enough. What kind of statistical analysis would I be looking to do?</p>
http://mathoverflow.net/questions/40514/measuring-the-randomness-in-random-numbers/40516#40516Answer by ohai for Measuring the randomness in random numbersohai2010-09-29T19:15:49Z2010-09-29T19:15:49Z<p><a href="http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/General/dieharder.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/General/dieharder.php</a></p>