/** * Return an array with max values, where each value is the number of times * the remainer was that of the index. This is used to show bias in a * particular dividend. * * Based on code at https://github.com/dmuth/diceware/issues/7 */ function demonstrateBias(max) { var map = new Array(max); for (var i = 0; i < max; i++) { map[i] = 0; } // // Go through all possible values (note that any power of 2 // should work, instead of 256...) and increment map by one for each // remainder we get across that set. // for (var i = 0; i < 256; i++) { map[i % max]++; } // // All of the values in this should be equal. If not, there's bias! // return map; } // End of demonstrateBias() //console.log(demonstrateBias(4)); //console.log(demonstrateBias(5)); //console.log(demonstrateBias(6)); //console.log(demonstrateBias(8));