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The paper aims to correct and enhance Algorithm AS 183 for better performance in generating pseudo-random numbers.

January 1, 1984

Correction: Algorithm AS 183: An Efficient and Portable Pseudo-Random Number Generator

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The paper aims to correct and enhance Algorithm AS 183 for better performance in generating pseudo-random numbers.
Correction of the original algorithm to increase efficiency and portability.
Utilization of statistical principles in the evaluation of the algorithm's performance.
Improvements in the efficiency of pseudo-random number generation were achieved.
Portability across different computing environments was enhanced.

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B. A. Wichmann, I. D. Hill, Correction: Algorithm AS 183: An Efficient and Portable Pseudo-Random Number Generator, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C (Applied Statistics), Vol. 33, No. 1 (1984), p. 123

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Brian Wichmann

WWF-UK

I. D. Hill

Creighton University

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Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics)

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Correction: Algorithm AS 183: An Efficient and Portable Pseudo-Random Number Generator

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