Drawing a value from a normal distribution in F #

Question

How do I get a random value obtained from a given normal distribution in F #?

I need something similar to Python x = numpy.random.normal (mean, standard_deviation), but in F #.

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Dr jimboedius Jul 24 '14 at 10:00

1 answer

mikkoma · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-24T10:27:01+0000

You can, for example, use the Math.NET Numerics library.

open MathNet.Numerics.Distributions

let normalDist = new Normal(mean, stddev)
normalDist.Sample()