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st: how to choose the # for --set seed #--
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Mandy fu <[email protected]>
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st: how to choose the # for --set seed #--
Date
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:36:50 -0500
Dear all,
About the command --set seed # --, which is used set initial value of
random-number seed, I was wondering if the # is simply arbitrary or I
need to identify that initial value following some rule.
I would appreciate if you could give me some suggestion. Thanks!
Sincerely,
Mandy Fu
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