random variables from normal distn

[jimjohn]

can someone plz tell me how to use the random num generator to generate variables from a normal distribution. for example, if i know the mean and standard deviationa nd want to generate 30 nums.

[Jason Burke]

This command syntax should help you create a dataset with 3 variables,
each with 30 cases. Each variable will feature a normal distribution
with a mean of 7.8 and a standard deviation of 1.3 :

NEW FILE .
INPUT PROGRAM .
VECTOR x (3, f3) .
LOOP #i = 1 to 30.
LOOP #p = 1 to 3.
COMPUTE x(#p) = RND(RV.NORMAL(7.8,1.3)) .
END LOOP .
END CASE .
END LOOP .
END FILE .
END INPUT PROGRAM .
EXECUTE .




On 3/4/08, jimjohn <[hidden email]> wrote:

> can someone plz tell me how to use the random num generator to generate
> variables from a normal distribution. for example, if i know the mean and
> standard deviationa nd want to generate 30 nums.
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