ISO 28640:2010 ランダム変量生成方法 | ページ 2

Foreword

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International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, 2.

The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

ISO 28640 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 69, Applications of statistical methods.

This is the first edition.

Introduction

This International Standard specifies typical algorithms by which the users can regard the generated numerical sequences as if they were real random variates.

Nowadays most statisticians, scientists and engineers have enough computer power at their disposal to carry out large computer simulations, and it is important that these be based on sound pseudo-random generators. This International Standard has been developed to help ensure that randomization, where needed, is carried out correctly and efficiently.

Six uses of randomization can be identified in statistical standardization:

• selection of a random sample;
• analysis of sample data;
• development of standards;
• checking theoretical results;
• demonstrating that a proposed procedure has the properties claimed of it;
• resolving uncertainty in the statistical literature.

1 Scope

This International Standard specifies methods for generating uniform and non-uniform random variates for Monte Carlo simulation purposes. Cryptographic random number generation methods are not included. This International Standard is applicable, inter alia, by

• researchers, industrial engineers or experts in operations management, who use statistical simulation,
• statisticians who need randomization related to SQC methods, statistical design of experiments or sample surveys,
• applied mathematicians who plan complex optimization procedures that require the use of Monte Carlo methods, and
• software engineers who implement algorithms for random variate generation.

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 2382-1, ISO 3534-1 and ISO 3534-2 apply, except where redefined below.

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