This package contains code for generating high quality random numbers that follow either a uniform or normal distribution. the generated numbers are suitable for use in statistical applications.

the uniform prng uses marsaglia's mwc256 (also known as mwc8222) multiply-with-carry generator, which has a period of 2^8222 and fares well in tests of randomness. it is also extremely fast, between 2 and 3 times faster than the mersenne twister.

compared to the mersenne-random package, this package has a more convenient api, is faster, and supports more statistical distributions.

this package provides a library for the haskell programming language, compiled for profiling. see http://www.haskell.org/ for more information on haskell.