RosettaCodeData/Task/Average-loop-length/VBA/average-loop-length.vba

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Const MAX = 20
Const ITER = 1000000
Function expected(n As Long) As Double
Dim sum As Double
For i = 1 To n
sum = sum + WorksheetFunction.Fact(n) / n ^ i / WorksheetFunction.Fact(n - i)
Next i
expected = sum
End Function
Function test(n As Long) As Double
Dim count As Long
Dim x As Long, bits As Long
For i = 1 To ITER
x = 1
bits = 0
Do While Not bits And x
count = count + 1
bits = bits Or x
x = 2 ^ (Int(n * Rnd()))
Loop
Next i
test = count / ITER
End Function
Public Sub main()
Dim n As Long
Debug.Print " n avg. exp. (error%)"
Debug.Print "== ====== ====== ========"
For n = 1 To MAX
av = test(n)
ex = expected(n)
Debug.Print Format(n, "@@"); " "; Format(av, "0.0000"); " ";
Debug.Print Format(ex, "0.0000"); " ("; Format(Abs(1 - av / ex), "0.000%"); ")"
Next n
End Sub