Some explanations
from one of my
C class handouts
(see exercise 8)
for the various +1 ``fudge factors''
in code fragments like those of this question's answer
A
long article of mine
laying the groundwork for this question's answer
Another
long message of mine
further explaining the ``fudge factors'' and derivations
An
article
by Lawrence Kirby
including sample code and discussion of the case
when N is close to RAND_MAX.
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