setRNG {setRNG} | R Documentation |
Set the RNG or return information about the setting of the RNG.
setRNG(kind=NULL, seed=NULL, normal.kind=NULL)
None required
kind |
a character string. |
seed |
a vector of numbers (depending on kind). |
normal.kind |
a character string. |
Sets the uniform and normal random number generators and the seed. The old setting is returned in a format which can be used in another call to setRNG. (This would reset to the original value.) If no arguments are given the current setting is returned. In R see RNGkind for more details.
The old setting.
Sets global variables controlling the uniform and normal random number generators and the global seed.
RNGkind
,
set.seed
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runif
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rnorm
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random.number.test
setRNG(kind="Wichmann-Hill", seed=c(979,1479,1542), normal.kind="Box-Muller") rnorm(10)