Guide and Reference

Random Number Generation

The random number generation subroutines are described in this chapter.

Overview of the Random Number Generation Subroutines

Random number generation subroutines generate uniformly distributed random numbers or normally distributed random numbers (Table 162).

Table 162. List of Random Number Generation Subroutines

Descriptive Name	Short- Precision Subroutine	Long- Precision Subroutine	Page
Generate a Vector of Uniformly Distributed Random Numbers	SURAND	DURAND	SURAND and DURAND--Generate a Vector of Uniformly Distributed Random Numbers
Generate a Vector of Normally Distributed Random Numbers	SNRAND	DNRAND	SNRAND and DNRAND--Generate a Vector of Normally Distributed Random Numbers
Generate a Vector of Long Period Uniformly Distributed Random Numbers	SURXOR	DURXOR	SURXOR and DURXOR--Generate a Vector of Long Period Uniformly Distributed Random Numbers