RosettaCodeData/Task/Random-numbers/NetRexx/random-numbers.netrexx

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/* NetRexx */
options replace format comments java crossref symbols nobinary
import java.math.BigDecimal
import java.math.MathContext
-- prologue
numeric digits 20
-- get input, set defaults
parse arg dp mu sigma ec .
if mu = '' | mu = '.' then mean = 1.0; else mean = mu
if sigma = '' | sigma = '.' then stdDeviation = 0.5; else stdDeviation = sigma
if dp = '' | dp = '.' then displayPrecision = 1; else displayPrecision = dp
if ec = '' | ec = '.' then elements = 1000; else elements = ec
-- set up
RNG = Random()
numberList = java.util.List
numberList = ArrayList()
-- generate list of random numbers
loop for elements
rn = mean + stdDeviation * RNG.nextGaussian()
numberList.add(BigDecimal(rn, MathContext.DECIMAL128))
end
-- report
say "Mean: " mean
say "Standard Deviation:" stdDeviation
say "Precision: " displayPrecision
say
drawBellCurve(numberList, displayPrecision)
return
-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
method drawBellCurve(numberList = java.util.List, precision) static
Collections.sort(numberList)
val = BigDecimal
lastN = ''
nextN = ''
loop val over numberList
nextN = Rexx(val.toPlainString()).format(5, precision)
select
when lastN = '' then nop
when lastN \= nextN then say lastN
otherwise nop
end
say '*\-'
lastN = nextN
end val
say lastN
return