SETRNGSEED: Stata module to to set random-number seed using truly random integer from random.org

Antoine Terracol and William Gould

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: Typing setrngseed without arguments is an alternative to using Stata's set seed command. setrngseed obtains truly random integers from www.random.org and uses those results to set the seed of Stata's pseudo-random-number generator.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 10
Keywords: random numbers; seed (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-10-05
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install setrngseed". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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