Hardest part of this problem is to prove that the generated number
INDEED follow uniform distribution :D
_dufus
On Sep 8, 6:57 am, Dave <dave_and_da...@juno.com> wrote:
> Use the rejection technique, something like this:
>
> do
> {
> do
> U1 = random_1_to_5();
> while( U1 == 5 );
> // At this point, U1 is a uniform integer in the range 1 to 4.
> U2 = random_1_to_5();
> if( U1 > 2 )
> U2 += 5;}
>
> while( U2 > 7 );
> // At this point, U2 is a uniform random integer in the range 1 to 7.
>
> It takes on average 45/14 1_to_5 random numbers to make a 1_to_7
> random number.
>
> Dave
>
> On Sep 7, 10:56 am, ankur aggarwal <ankur.mast....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Given a random number generator that generates numbers in the range 1 to
> > 5, how can u create a random number generator to generate numbers in the
> > range 1 to 7. (remember that the generated random numbers should follow a
> > uniform distribution in the corresponding range)
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