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[ILUG] how to answer the question: "how random?"

[ILUG] how to answer the question: "how random?"

Eoin Kelly e.p.kelly at student.ucc.ie
Sat Apr 28 11:15:46 IST 2001

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>how can i analyse a stream of numbers to see how random they are?
>does anyone have any web pages that discuss this

I *think* that if you compare "Shannons entropy" of both bit streams you'll 
get what you want. IIRC there is a program in the "extras" folder of the 
coroners toolkit to do this.

HTH,
-Eoin

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