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Scalar functions

normalDistribution

Commentary​

added in 0.0.5

Generates numbers according to a normal distribution curve.

Examples​

Generating decimal numbers​

By default, this function generates floating point numbers.

{
    "_gen": "normalDistribution",
    "mean": 100,
    "sd": 20
}
[
    89.42668130503591,
    116.93477963906088,
    71.46189032259504,
    80.22128917950285,
    121.87786203576226
]

Generating integers​

Use the decimals function modifier to generate integers.

{
    "_gen": "normalDistribution",
    "mean": 500,
    "sd": 15,
    "decimals": 0
}
[
    492,
    512,
    478,
    485,
    516
]

Specification​

JSON schema​

{
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "mean": {
            "oneOf": [
                {
                    "type": "number"
                },
                {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                        "_gen": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "required": [
                        "_gen"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        "sd": {
            "oneOf": [
                {
                    "type": "number"
                },
                {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                        "_gen": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "required": [
                        "_gen"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        "decimals": {
            "type": "integer",
            "minimum": 0
        }
    },
    "required": [
        "mean",
        "sd"
    ]
}