Helper.GetNormalRandom Method (Double, Double, Int32)

HelperGetNormalRandom Method (Double, Double, Int32)

Returns random numbers according to an approximate normal distribution with an average and standard deviation set by the caller. This is done iteratively using the central limit theorem.

Namespace: Bio.Util
Assembly: Bio.Core (in Bio.Core.dll) Version: 2.0.0.1 (2.0.0.1)

Syntax

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public static double GetNormalRandom(
	double average,
	double standardDeviation,
	int steps
)

Public Shared Function GetNormalRandom ( 
	average As Double,
	standardDeviation As Double,
	steps As Integer
) As Double

public:
static double GetNormalRandom(
	double average, 
	double standardDeviation, 
	int steps
)

static member GetNormalRandom : 
        average : float * 
        standardDeviation : float * 
        steps : int -> float

Parameters

average: Type: SystemDouble
Average result returned from calling the method
standardDeviation: Type: SystemDouble
Standard deviation applied to the normal curve
steps: Type: SystemInt32
The number of iterative steps to take in generating each number. The higher this number is, the closer to a true normal distribution the results will be, but the higher the computation cost. A value between 4 and 8 should be sufficient for most uses.

Return Value

Type: Double
A random value

Reference

Helper Class

GetNormalRandom Overload

Bio.Util Namespace