Re: IPG algorithim

[ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)]

These are all good tests, BUT all they can tell you is a negative. Ie, 
if some tests fail, the RNG is certainly BAD. If they do not fail, we
still can't say that the RNG is good.

igor

wichita@cyberstation.net wrote:
> > 
> > You are also bringing a good point that Chi-squared tests are not
> > sufficient to make any conclusions about usefulness of this particular
> > pseudo random number generator.
> > 
> > 	- Igor.
> > 
> Chi Squares alone are not sufficient but we are only talking about the
> seed algorithm, and at our web sites, you will find Standard Deviations,
> Chi Squares, Delta ICs, autocorrelations, cross correlations, and a
> variety of other tests done on single characters, couplets - pairs,
> first differences, second differences, offset differences and all kinds of
> other tests. 
> 



	- Igor.