Whenever a type is sampled from a distribution, the state of one of the
random number generators changes. This can have far-reaching effects on
other parts of the simulation that use the same random number generator
(i.e. speedFactor distribution).

Am Do., 20. Mai 2021 um 14:08 Uhr schrieb Bae, Jong In <[email protected]>:

> Hello,
>
> I have some questions about how using vTypeDistribution may introduce
> randomness in simulation even if the seed value and the
> random-depart-offset value were kept the same.
> My experiment is a 2-lane highway. "HVexit" vehicles merge into lane 0 to
> exit the highway.
>
> The attached screenshot shows the vTypeDistributions in my experiment. The
> two vehicle types (AV and HV) have the identical properties. Thus, they
> should behave identically.
>
> In my next experiment, my "HVexit" volume was kept the same and all the
> other volumes changed. However, the volume changes were made in a way that
> the total volume of each approach (thru and exit) as well as the total lane
> volume were kept the same.
>
> In other words, the road conditions (lane volumes) were kept the same -
> it's just the vehicle compositions changed but the two vehicle types behave
> identically.
> I would expect that these two experiments would have the exact same
> results. The seed value and the random-depart-offset value were kept the
> same.
>
> However, the number of vehicles processed (completed their routes) and the
> average travel time of "HVexit" were slightly different.
> I was wondering if using multiple vTypeDistirbution introduced randomness
> in the simulation.
>
> I know my question was lengthy. Please let me know if I can clarify my
> question in any way.
>
> Thank you so much in advance for your help!
>
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