hi, If you remember D.E Knuth's book on Semi-Numerical Algorithms he shows some annoying subsequences of pi in it which are far from random.
Sarad. --- cypherpunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This doesn't really make sense. Either the digits > are random or they > are not. You can't be a little bit random. Well, you > can be, but the > point is that you either pass the test or you don't. > > If pi's digits fail a test of randomness in a > statistically > significant way, that is big news. If they pass it, > then there is no > meaningful way to compare them with another RNG that > also passes. It's > just a statistical quirk due to random variation as > to which will do > better than another on any given test. > > The bottom line is still that either an RNG passes > the tests > acceptably or it does not. From what they say (or > don't say), pi does > pass. It doesn't make sense to say that other RNGs > do better. > > CP > > Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html