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Quote: for replicated trials, should reseed with the last random number; otherwise Lehmer generators may fail, especially for small seeds

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random number generation

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to some extent, the "failure" [identified by S.J. Sullivan's test] is characteristic … initial seeds 1, 2, … N. [The minimal standard Lehmer generator passes Sullivan's test with random seeds]. … The kind of weakness identified by Sullivan's test … This problem would arise in this application, however, … [in some] simple deterministic way. Reseeding in this way … the end of one trail as the initial …   Google-1   Google-2

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