junkgen {mlsjunkgen}

Generate a single pseudo-random number using the MLS Junk Generator algorithm

Description

Based on user input seeds, this function generates a pseudo-random number. This is called by the mlsjunkgen package's other functions to generate a pseudo-random number stream.

Usage

junkgen(w, x, y, z)

Arguments

w

the first seed required by the MLS Junk Generator algorithm

x

the first seed required by the MLS Junk Generator algorithm

y

the first seed required by the MLS Junk Generator algorithm

z

the first seed required by the MLS Junk Generator algorithm

Value

A numeric vector containing a single pseudo-random number

Examples

# Generate a pseudo-random number with user-specified seeds

w <- 1
x <- 2
y <- 3
z <- 4
junkgen(w = w, x = x, y = y, z = z) # returns "[1] 0.9551644"