NAME¶

PGARandomGaussian - returns an approximation to a Gaussian random number

INPUT PARAMETERS¶

mean

- the mean of the Gaussian distribution

sigma

- the standard deviation of the Gaussian distribution

OUTPUT PARAMETERS¶

none

 

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "pgapack.h"
double  PGARandomGaussian(ctx, mean, sigma)
PGAContext *ctx
double mean
double sigma

LOCATION¶

random.c

EXAMPLE¶

Example:
To generate a Gaussian random number with mean 0.0 and standard
deviation 1.0 use

PGAContext *ctx;
:
r = PGARandomGaussian(ctx, 0.0, 1.0);