Generates a normally-distributed random number from a distribution with the specified mean and standard deviation.
Syntax
NORMRAND(mean,standard_dev)
Mean |
is the arithmetic mean of the distribution. |
Standard_dev |
is the standard deviation of the distribution. |
Example
100,000 calls to NORMRAND(2.3,1.5) produces this plot:
Which yields this histogram (Histogram command on the Generate menu).
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See also: