Use the unbiased random function k times to get an k-bit value x. If x < 2^k*p, return 0; else return 1;
If p = N/2^r for some integer N and r, choose k=r. Otherwise, larger k results in better accuracy. On 2010-10-8 15:44, snehal jain wrote:
Given a unbiased function that generates 0 and 1 with equal probability write a function biasedrandom that genreates 0 with probability p and 1 with probability 1-p.
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