
Issue No. 09 - September (1991 vol. 17)
ISSN: 0098-5589
pp: 972-975
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/32.92917
ABSTRACT
<p>Let xi be a random variable over a finite set with an arbitrary probability distribution. Improvements to a fast method of generating sample values for xi in constant time are suggested. The proposed modification reduces the time required for initialization to O(n). For a simple genetic algorithm, this improvement changes an O(g n 1n n) algorithm into an O(g n) algorithm (where g is the number of generations, and n is the population size).</p>
INDEX TERMS
linear algorithm; random numbers; random variable; finite set; arbitrary probability distribution; simple genetic algorithm; genetic algorithms; probability; random number generation
CITATION
M. Vose, "A Linear Algorithm for Generating Random Numbers with a Given Distribution," in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 17, no. , pp. 972-975, 1991.
doi:10.1109/32.92917
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