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Spring 2003 A Note on Rémy's Algorithm for Generating Random Binary Trees
Erkki Mäkinen, Jarmo Siltaneva
Missouri J. Math. Sci. 15(2): 103-109 (Spring 2003). DOI: 10.35834/2003/1502103

Abstract

This note discusses the implementation of Rémy's algorithm for generating unbiased random binary trees. We point out an error in a published implementation of the algorithm. The error is found by using the $\chi^{2}$-test. Moreover, a correct implementation of the algorithm is presented.

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Erkki Mäkinen. Jarmo Siltaneva. "A Note on Rémy's Algorithm for Generating Random Binary Trees." Missouri J. Math. Sci. 15 (2) 103 - 109, Spring 2003. https://doi.org/10.35834/2003/1502103

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Published: Spring 2003
First available in Project Euclid: 31 August 2019

zbMATH: 1031.68087
MathSciNet: MR1984276
Digital Object Identifier: 10.35834/2003/1502103

Rights: Copyright © 2003 Central Missouri State University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

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