Re: change standard deviation of normal or Gaussian distribution (faq 13.20)

On 29 Jun, 09:21, Verbal Kint <TENSOAP...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
DEAR ALL,

I just have a very short question. In the FAQ list question 13.20 the
following text is mentioned:
"These methods all generate numbers with mean 0 and standard deviation
1. (To adjust to some other distribution, multiply by the standard
deviation and add the mean.)"

Could you please let me know, which number I have to multiply with the
standard deviation?

I'm sorely tempted to say "42" here... But ...

The numbers generated by these methods have a specific distribution -
right?

To change that distribution, you can simply them (the numbers the
methods generate) by the required standard deviation, and add the
required mean - can't you?

.

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