rlshadow wrote:
>
> I have a need to create a set (like around 500) of random numbers,
> normally distributed, with a specified mean and standard deviation.
>
> In Excel, there is a feature that allows doing this (you enter the
> number of random numbers you want, the type of distribution (normal,
> etc.), the mean and SD in the case of a normal distribution, and you get
> the set of random numbers that you asked for).
>
> I haven't been able to find a similar feature in Calc. Does anyone know
> if one exists? Thanks.
>
>
Have you looked through the function list? In response to your question, I
took a quick gander and found a function STANDARDIZE that uses the same sort
of lingo as your message. (It's all Greek to me.)
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