snakes_probability_test

snakes_probability_test, an Octave code which calls snakes_probability(), which computes the game length probabilities for Snakes and Ladders, by Desmond Higham and Nicholas Higham.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Related Data and Programs:

snakes_probability, an Octave code which computes the game length probabilities for Snakes and Ladders, by Desmond Higham and Nicholas Higham. simulates N tosses of 2 dice, making a histogram of the results.

Source Code:

• snakes_probability_test.m, calls all the tests.
• snakes_probability_test.sh, runs all the tests.
• snakes_probability_test.txt, the output file.

• snakes_transition.png, the sparse matrix associated with the computation.
• snakes_gamelength_pdf.png, the probability density function for the game length.
• snakes_gamelength_cdf.png, the cumulative density function for the game length.