PGARandomFlip

Langue: en

Version: 301315 (debian - 07/07/09)

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NAME

PGARandomFlip - flip a biased coin and return PGA_TRUE if the coin is a "winner."

DESCRIPTION

Otherwise, return PGA_FALSE.

INPUT PARAMETERS

ctx
- context variable
p
- biased probability (.5 is a fair coin)

OUTPUT PARAMETERS

none

SYNOPSIS

 #include "pgapack.h"
 int  PGARandomFlip(ctx, p)
 PGAContext *ctx
 double p

LOCATION

random.c

EXAMPLE

 Example:
 To return PGA_TRUE approximately seventy percent of the time, use
 
 PGAContext *ctx;
 int p;
 :
 PGARandomFlip(ctx, 0.7)