[R] Question

[(Ted Harding)]

On 13-Dec-05 Uwe Ligges wrote:
> Davia Cox wrote:
> [...]
>> My question is in order to run a true random sample, 
> 
> We have to disappoint you: Your computer cannot generate
> "true random samples".

At least on Linux (and probably most Unix) systems,
/dev/random must be a pretty good approximation (provided
you don't over-work it ... ).

Oh for the days of "shot noise"!

Best wishes,
Ted.


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