Generate a pseudorandom number from a standard normal distribution using an inverse CDF method.
A double which represents a pseudorandom number from a standard normal distribution.
In this method, a uniform (0,1) random deviate is generated, then the inverse of the normal distribution function is evaluated at that point using InverseNormal. This method is slower than the acceptance/rejection technique used in NextNormalAR to generate standard normal deviates. Deviates from the normal distribution with mean
and standard deviation
can be obtained by scaling the output from NextNormal. To do this first scale the output of NextNormal by
and then add
to the result.
Random Class | Imsl.Stat Namespace | Example