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Re: Problems with Random

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  • Subject: [mg26042] Re: [mg26027] Problems with Random
  • From: BobHanlon at aol.com
  • Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:07:58 -0500 (EST)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

In a message dated 11/17/00 4:31:12 AM, michael.walther at datenrevision.de 
writes:

>According to THE BOOK I schould get a random number for a normal
>distribution with
>
><<Statistics`ContinuousDistributions`
>
>x = Random[NormalDistribution[50,2.1] ]
>But I got
>
>Random::"randt": "Type specification NormalDistribution[50,2.1] in
>Random[NormalDistribution[50, 2.1]] should be Real, Integer, or Complex.".
>I get a similar message for other distributions. What is wrong
>

There is something wrong with your Get (<<) statement--not clear what.  
Consequently, the add-on package is not being loaded. Using a copy of your 
statement it did not work on my machine. However, after entering a new 
statement (I always use Needs), it worked fine.

Needs["Statistics`ContinuousDistributions`"]

x = Random[NormalDistribution[50, 2.1] ]

48.8952


Bob Hanlon


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