[Rcpp-devel] R random numbers vs c++

[Glenn Lawyer]

Is there a reason to prefer Rcpp::runif over the c++ rand() for, 
say, accepting a state in a Markov chain simulation? Is one more 
random than another? faster?

+glenn

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