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How to generate values from a normally distributed random variable?

April 26, 2017distributed values

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How to generate values from a normally distributed random variable?

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There are several ways in which to do this. You may use the spreadsheet formulas to fill a variable with random values from a normal distribution with a given mean and standard deviation. This is accomplished by using the inverse function for the normal distribution (vnormal(x)). As an example, to fill a variable with values from a normal distribution with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 3, type the following formula in the long name edit field of the current specs dialog for the variable: =vnormal(rnd(1),50,3) The inverse function can also be used in a STATISTICA BASIC program. Additionally, you can generate values fom the standard normal distribution (mean = 0, standard deviation = 1) by using the normal(x) function in STATISTICA BASIC.