Thread Subject: random numbers

Hi,

I am trying to generate a list of 36 random numbers. I am
using:

RandomNumber=randperm(36);

However, my problem is that I generate the exact same
sequence every time that I run the command for the first
time (directly after opening Matlab). Is there a way to
specify a random seed so that I get a different sequence
each time I run the command?

Thanks!

Jessica

See help on rand to set the state of random number generation.

Yumnam Kirani Singh <kirani.singh@gmail.com> wrote in
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> See help on rand to set the state of random number
generation.


After reading the help, I still don't really understand how
to generate a new random number list each time. Can you
provide an example? Thanks!

Jessica wrote:
...

> After reading the help, I still don't really understand how
> to generate a new random number list each time. Can you
> provide an example? Thanks!

One technique would be something like the example in the help --

"RAND('state',sum(100*clock)) resets it to a different state each time."

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dpb <none@non.net> wrote in message <g6o2vt$ur8$1@aioe.org>...
> Jessica wrote:
> ...
>
> > After reading the help, I still don't really understand how
> > to generate a new random number list each time. Can you
> > provide an example? Thanks!
>
> One technique would be something like the example in the
help --
>
> "RAND('state',sum(100*clock)) resets it to a different
state each time."
>
> --
>

Ooops, the tag was a mistake.

But you might want to check this thread as well

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/169642#433242

Ken