Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:53:30 +0100 From: J65nko <j65nko@gmail.com> To: Rolf Nielsen <listreader@lazlarlyricon.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Generating normally distributed random numbers. Message-ID: <19861fba1001301953t7c46ee96v68a281458c88b29a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B64F938.5000605@lazlarlyricon.com> References: <4B64F938.5000605@lazlarlyricon.com>
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On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 4:30 AM, Rolf Nielsen <listreader@lazlarlyricon.com> wrote: > I am working on a project where I have the need to generate normally > distributed random positive integers, preferably unsigned 64 bit (or even > longer if possible) integers. More specifically, I will need the ability to > supply the expected value and the standard deviation for the desired > distribution, so a standard normal distribution will not do. > > Is there anyone out there who knows how to accomplish this? I have no idea > whatsoever, and for all I know there may already be a function that does > this in the math library. I'm quite accomplished when it comes to math, but > strangely I've never programmed computers for it. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_number_generator#Generation_from_a_probability_distribution refers to two methods.
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