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    RandG

    Return gaussian distributed random number.

    Declaration

    Source position: math.pp line 829

    function RandG(mean: Float; stddev: Float) : Float;

    Description

    randg returns a random number which - when produced in large quantities - has a Gaussian distribution with mean mean and standarddeviation stddev.

    Errors

    None.

    See also

    Name Description
    mean Return mean value of array.
    stddev Return standard deviation of data.
    meanandstddev Return mean and standard deviation of array.

    Example

    Program Example40;

{ Program to demonstrate the randg function. }

Uses Math;

Var
  I : Integer;
  ExArray : Array[1..10000] of Float;
  Mean,stddev : Float;

begin
  Randomize;
  for I:=low(ExArray) to high(ExArray) do
    ExArray[i]:=Randg(1,0.2);
  MeanAndStdDev(ExArray,Mean,StdDev);
  Writeln('Mean       : ',Mean:8:4);
  Writeln('StdDev     : ',StdDev:8:4);
end.