2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/75358We consider a self-decimated generator of pseudorandom numbers and examine the preperiod $λ$ and the period $μ$ of its state sequence. We obtain the expectations and variances of $λ$ and $μ$ for the case when decimation steps are chosen randomly and independently from the set {1,2}.5 pagesCombinatoricsProbability05A15; 60C05text