Re: Generating Random Numbers with Normal Distribution

True randomization is only really possible in nature, so I am not sure you ever be completely happy with programming random numbers... But it may help you get better results if you include srand() in your randomization code. -- Stephen Johnson c | eh The Lone Coder http://www.thelonecoder.com continuing the struggle against bad code http://www.thumbnailresume.com -- > From: AmirBehzad Eslami <behzad.eslami@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:58:36 +0330 > To: PHP General list <php-general@lists.php.net> > Subject: [PHP] Generating Random Numbers with Normal Distribution > > Dear list, > > For some computer-based simulation, i need to > generate random numbers that have a normal distribution. > > It seems that PHP's rand() and mt_rand() functions return > uniformly distributed numbers which is not suitable for > simulation purposes. > > Is there any way to generate random numbers with > normal distribution in PHP? > > Thanks in advance > -abe > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >