Runs Test

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Definition(s):

The purpose of the runs test is to determine whether the number of runs of ones and zeros of various lengths is as expected for a random sequence. In particular, this test determines whether the oscillation between such substrings is too fast or too slow.
Source(s):
NISTIR 6390
NISTIR 6483

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