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PGARandomFlip(5) PGAPack PGARandomFlip(5)

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)
05/01/95