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=={{header|Ring}}==
<lang ring>
for n = 3 to 6
biased = 0
unb = 0
for i = 1 to 10000
biased += randN(n)
unb += unbiased(n)
next
see "N = " + n + " : biased = " + biased/100 + "%, unbiased = " + unb/100 + "%" + nl
next
 
func unbiased nr
while 1
a = randN(nr)
if a != randN(nr) return a ok
end
func randN m
m = (random(m) = 1)
return m
</lang>
Output:
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N = 3 : biased = 25.38%, unbiased = 50.12%
N = 4 : biased = 20.34%, unbiased = 49.17%
N = 5 : biased = 16.65%, unbiased = 48.86%
N = 6 : biased = 13.31%, unbiased = 49.96%
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