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amcsi | 6 years ago
This algorithm creates an initially empty array of size K with the DB internal ids of what would randomly be selected. Then it goes in order from 0 to the number of rows - 1, and for each one it goes e.g. "What are the chances that number 0 would get randomly picked out of N items if K items need to be picked?" Then, if the #0 passes the "random check", it gets added. Then it would go to 1 and go "What are the chances #1 would be picked out of N-1 items if K-1 items need to be picked?" ...and repeated so on until all K random items have been picked?
eapriv|6 years ago