RosettaCodeData/Task/Unbias-a-random-generator/Rust/unbias-a-random-generator.rust
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#![feature(inclusive_range_syntax)]
extern crate rand;
use rand::Rng;
fn rand_n<R: Rng>(rng: &mut R, n: u32) -> usize {
rng.gen_weighted_bool(n) as usize // maps `false` to 0 and `true` to 1
}
fn unbiased<R: Rng>(rng: &mut R, n: u32) -> usize {
let mut bit = rand_n(rng, n);
while bit == rand_n(rng, n) {
bit = rand_n(rng, n);
}
bit
}
fn main() {
const SAMPLES: usize = 100_000;
let mut rng = rand::weak_rng();
println!(" Bias rand_n unbiased");
for n in 3..=6 {
let mut count_biased = 0;
let mut count_unbiased = 0;
for _ in 0..SAMPLES {
count_biased += rand_n(&mut rng, n);
count_unbiased += unbiased(&mut rng, n);
}
let b_percentage = 100.0 * count_biased as f64 / SAMPLES as f64;
let ub_percentage = 100.0 * count_unbiased as f64 / SAMPLES as f64;
println!(
"bias {}: {:0.2}% {:0.2}%",
n, b_percentage, ub_percentage
);
}
}