Difference between revisions of "RandomNormal Command"

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;RandomNormal[ <Mean>, <Standard Deviation> ]
 
;RandomNormal[ <Mean>, <Standard Deviation> ]
 
:Generates a random number from a normal distribution with mean and standard deviation.
 
:Generates a random number from a normal distribution with mean and standard deviation.
:{{example| 1=<div><code><nowiki>RandomNormal[3, 0.1]</nowiki></code> yields a random value in a normal distribution with a mean of ''3'' and standard deviation of ''0.1''.</div>}}
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:{{example| 1=<div><code><nowiki>RandomNormal[3, 0.1]</nowiki></code> yields a random value from a normal distribution with a mean of ''3'' and standard deviation of ''0.1''.</div>}}
 
{{note| 1=<div>See also [[RandomBinomial Command]] and [[RandomPoisson Command]].</div>}}
 
{{note| 1=<div>See also [[RandomBinomial Command]] and [[RandomPoisson Command]].</div>}}
 
==CAS Syntax==
 
==CAS Syntax==
 
;RandomNormal[ <Mean>, <Standard Deviation> ]
 
;RandomNormal[ <Mean>, <Standard Deviation> ]
 
:Generates a random number from a normal distribution with mean and standard deviation.
 
:Generates a random number from a normal distribution with mean and standard deviation.
:{{example| 1=<div><code><nowiki>RandomNormal[3, 0.1]</nowiki></code> yields a random value in a normal distribution with a mean of ''3'' and standard deviation of ''0.1''.</div>}}
+
:{{example| 1=<div><code><nowiki>RandomNormal[3, 0.1]</nowiki></code> yields a random value from a normal distribution with a mean of ''3'' and standard deviation of ''0.1''.</div>}}
 
{{note| 1=<div>See also [[RandomBinomial Command]] and [[RandomPoisson Command]].</div>}}
 
{{note| 1=<div>See also [[RandomBinomial Command]] and [[RandomPoisson Command]].</div>}}

Revision as of 10:15, 24 August 2011


RandomNormal[ <Mean>, <Standard Deviation> ]
Generates a random number from a normal distribution with mean and standard deviation.
Example:
RandomNormal[3, 0.1] yields a random value from a normal distribution with a mean of 3 and standard deviation of 0.1.

CAS Syntax

RandomNormal[ <Mean>, <Standard Deviation> ]
Generates a random number from a normal distribution with mean and standard deviation.
Example:
RandomNormal[3, 0.1] yields a random value from a normal distribution with a mean of 3 and standard deviation of 0.1.
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