Using Information Theory Approach to Randomness Testing

dc.creatorRyabko, B. Ya.
dc.creatorMonarev, V. A.
dc.date2005-04-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:15:24Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:15:24Z
dc.descriptionWe address the problem of detecting deviations of binary sequence from randomness,which is very important for random number (RNG) and pseudorandom number generators (PRNG). Namely, we consider a null hypothesis $H_0$ that a given bit sequence is generated by Bernoulli source with equal probabilities of 0 and 1 and the alternative hypothesis $H_1$ that the sequence is generated by a stationary and ergodic source which differs from the source under $H_0$. We show that data compression methods can be used as a basis for such testing and describe two new tests for randomness, which are based on ideas of universal coding. Known statistical tests and suggested ones are applied for testing PRNGs. Those experiments show that the power of the new tests is greater than of many known algorithms.
dc.descriptionJournal of Statistical Planning and Inference,2005, (accepted)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0504006
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0504006
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/133435
dc.subjectInformation Theory
dc.titleUsing Information Theory Approach to Randomness Testing
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