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The [[wp:Normal distribution|Normal]] (or Gaussian) distribution is a frequently used distribution in statistics. While most programming languages provide a uniformly distributed random number generator, one can [[wp:Normal distribution#Generating_values_from_normal_distribution|derive]] normally distributed random numbers from a uniform generator.
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;The task:
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# Take a uniform random number generator and create a large (you decide how large) set of numbers that follow a normal (Gaussian) distribution. Calculate the dataset's mean and standard deviation, and show a histogram of the data.
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# Mention any native language support for the generation of normally distributed random numbers.
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;Reference:
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* You may refer to code in [[Statistics/Basic]] if available.
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