Dirk Eddelbuettel (@eddelbuettel): "$ docker run --rm -ti r-base:3.5.3 Rscript -e 'print(table(sample(1717986919,1000000,replace=TRUE)%%2))' 0 1 466675 533325 $ docker run --rm -ti r-base:3.6.2 Rscript -e 'print(table(sample(1717986919,1000000,replace=TRUE)%%2))' 0 1 499802 500198 $" | nitter

Daniel Lemire

@lemire

27 Dec 2019

The “sample” function in the statistical programming language R is biased… See screenshot. Possible fix: github.com/daqana/dqsample

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Daniel Lemire

@lemire

27 Dec 2019

Was reported fixed in R 3.6.0 @eddelbuettel

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Daniel Lemire

@lemire

27 Dec 2019

But was it fixed? cc @eddelbuettel @magneticnorth

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Dirk Eddelbuettel @eddelbuettel

27 Dec 2019

Replying to @lemire @magneticnorth

$ docker run --rm -ti r-base:3.5.3 Rscript -e 'print(table(sample(1717986919,1000000,replace=TRUE)%%2))' 0 1 466675 533325 $ docker run --rm -ti r-base:3.6.2 Rscript -e 'print(table(sample(1717986919,1000000,replace=TRUE)%%2))' 0 1 499802 500198 $

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