RosettaCodeData/Task/Random-numbers/BASIC256/random-numbers.basic

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# Generates normally distributed random numbers with mean 0 and standard deviation 1
function randomNormal()
return cos(2.0 * pi * rand) * sqr(-2.0 * log(rand))
end function
dim r(1000)
sum = 0.0
# Generate 1000 normally distributed random numbers
# with mean 1 and standard deviation 0.5
# and calculate their sum
for i = 0 to 999
r[i] = 1.0 + randomNormal() / 2.0
sum += r[i]
next i
mean = sum / 1000.0
sum = 0.0
# Now calculate their standard deviation
for i = 0 to 999
sum += (r[i] - mean) ^ 2.0
next i
sd = sqr(sum/1000.0)
print "Mean is "; mean
print "Standard Deviation is "; sd
end