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Probably should have said, "by definition random numbers should be evenly distributed".
The RAND() function does AFAIK provide an even distribution from [0,1]. The problem is what happens
when you multiply that by N.
Charles Wilt
Software Engineer
CINTAS Corporation - IT 92B
513.701.1307
wiltc@xxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:15 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: SQL RAND function question
Loyd,
Yes it does. BUT if you call it 1000's of times, it doesn't given you an
even distribution of numbers
between 0-11.
By definition, RAND() should given an even distribution.
Charles Wilt
Software Engineer
CINTAS Corporation - IT 92B
513.701.1307
wiltc@xxxxxxxxxx
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