PGARandomFlip (5)

Flip a biased coin and return pga_true if the coin is a "winner."

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  4. PGARandomFlip: Flip a biased coin and return pga_true if the coin is a "winner."
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  4. PGARandomFlip: Flip a biased coin and return pga_true if the coin is a "winner."

DESCRIPTION

Otherwise, return PGA_FALSE.

INPUT PARAMETERS

ctx

- context variable

p

- biased probability (.5 is a fair coin)

OUTPUT PARAMETERS

none

SYNOPSIS

#include "pgapack.h"
int  PGARandomFlip(ctx, p)
PGAContext *ctx
double p

LOCATION

random.c

EXAMPLE

Example:
To return PGA_TRUE approximately seventy percent of the time, use

PGAContext *ctx;
int p;
:
PGARandomFlip(ctx, 0.7)