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RDNORM and RDUNIF: Generating Random Numbers

How to:

The RDNORM and RDUNIF functions generate random numbers:

RDNORM generates double-precision random numbers normally distributed with an arithmetic mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.
RDUNIF generates double-precision random numbers uniformly distributed between 0 and 1 (that is, any random number it generates has an equal probability of being anywhere between 0 and 1).

Syntax: How to Generate Random Numbers

{RDNORM|RDUNIF}(output)

where:

RDNORM: Generates double-precision random numbers normally distributed with an arithmetic mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.
RDUNIF: Generates double-precision random numbers uniformly distributed between 0 and 1.
output: Double-precision

RDNORM assigns random numbers and stores them in a column with the format D12.2.

RDNORM('D12.2')

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