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Allowing Only Numeric Input in a TextBox

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

How to allow only numeric input in TextBox

Bernoulli Factory Algorithms

by Peter Occil

Algorithms to turn biased "coin flips" into biased "coin flips", and how to code them.

Bingo Game Suite - Part 1

by gggustafson

In this first part, we look at the random arrangement of numbers on a player's Bingo card.

Bingo Game Suite - Part 2

by gggustafson

Print_Cards to produce PDF file containing specified number of unique Bingo cards

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Allowing Only Numeric Input in a TextBox

by Minh Danh Nguyen (ToughDev)

How to allow only numeric input in TextBox

Bernoulli Factory Algorithms

by Peter Occil

Algorithms to turn biased "coin flips" into biased "coin flips", and how to code them.

Bingo Game Suite - Part 1

by gggustafson

In this first part, we look at the random arrangement of numbers on a player's Bingo card.

Bingo Game Suite - Part 2

by gggustafson

Print_Cards to produce PDF file containing specified number of unique Bingo cards

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Bernoulli Factory Algorithms

by Peter Occil

Algorithms to turn biased "coin flips" into biased "coin flips", and how to code them.

Bingo Game Suite - Part 1

by gggustafson

In this first part, we look at the random arrangement of numbers on a player's Bingo card.

Bingo Game Suite - Part 2

by gggustafson

Print_Cards to produce PDF file containing specified number of unique Bingo cards

C# System.Random extensions

by Igor Krein

A library of simple extension methods that could be useful for data generation tasks

Demo Data

by Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” - LEWIS CARROLL

Evenly selecting items from a list in a pseudo random manner

by Sal Razzaq

How to fairly pick items from a list

Generate a Random Password

by ASP.NET Community

This is simple and effective method for generation of a random password Public Function GeneratePassword(ByVal PwdLength As Integer) As String

Partially-Sampled Random Numbers for Accurate Sampling of Continuous Distributions

by Peter Occil

Python code for partially-sampled random numbers for accurate arbitrary-precision sampling

Random Number Generator Recommendations for Applications

by Peter Occil

Most apps that use random numbers care about either unpredictability, high quality, or repeatability. This article explains the three kinds of RNGs and gives recommendations on each kind.

Randomization and Sampling Methods

by Peter Occil

Has many ways applications can sample using an underlying (pseudo-)random number generator and includes pseudocode for many of them.

Reverse-engineering Linear PRNG with Exploratory Seeding

by Member 4201813

How to calculate transition matrix for linear pseudo-random number generator manipulating its internal state

System.Random and Infinite Monkey Theorem

by Member 4201813

Jumping along the System.Random output sequence with logarithmic complexity

The Most Common Topics Involving Randomization

by Peter Occil

Some of the most common random generation questions based on a Q&A site question analysis.