SINUMBER= number of simulated data files = 1

Data simulated with SIFILE= . See simulated data file. More than one simulated data file SIFILE= can be generated.

 

SINUMBER = 1 produce one simulated data file

SINUMBER > 1 produce more than one simulated data file.

 

For the first simulated data file, its name is given by SIFILE= (or a temporary file) and the random number seed is given by SISEED=.

 

For the second and subsequent simulated data files when SINUMBER>1, then the data file name increments from SIFILE= and the seed number increments from SISEED, unless the seed is based on the system clock.

 

Example. Produce 3 simulated files with seed starting at 101.

SIFILE = mysimulation.txt

SINUMBER = 3

SISEED = 101

 

The three output files will be:

mysimulation.txt with seed 101

mysimulation2.txt with seed 102

mysimulation3.txt with seed 103