Normal distribution in Java

Hi NG

I need to get a normal distribution based on a mean and variance. How do I
do that in Java?

Is there a standart packet to use?

Christian

re: Normal distribution in Java

There is a single, simple formula. Next time try Google. For now take
a look at http://mathworld.wolfram.com/NormalDistribution.html

Christian wrote:
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>Hi NG
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>I need to get a normal distribution based on a mean and variance. How do I
>do that in Java?
>
>Is there a standart packet to use?
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>Christian
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re: Normal distribution in Java

Did you try java.util.Random? There is a method called nextGaussian that
produced a random value from a normal distribution of mean 0.0 and variance
1.0.

From there, generating numbers from a normal distribution of mean m and
variance v is an easy task.

François Grondin

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>
> I need to get a normal distribution based on a mean and variance. How do I
> do that in Java?
>
> Is there a standart packet to use?
>
> Christian[/color]