Re: random number generation

Hi,
Should be:
rn= m + sd*randn(1,N)
Good luck,
Redmer

"PB" <pbodin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Sarah wrote:
> >
> >
> > Is there a way to generate a random number with a set mean,
> > standard
> > deviation, and skewness?
>
> The short answer is no. You can´t generate random numbers with a
> chosen skewness or kurtosis. To generate N normally distributed
> numbers with given mean m and standard deviation sd use:
>
> rn= m + sd*rand(1,N)
>
> The skewness of a normal distribution is 0.
>
> HTH
>
> PB


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