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    Function rnorm

    • Random numbers from the normal distribution. Equivalent to R's rnorm().

      Uses inversion (R's default "Inversion" normal kind), so the output matches R for the same seed.

      Parameters

      • n: number

        Number of values to generate (fractions are truncated, as in R).

      • options: { mean?: number; sd?: number } = {}
        • Optionalmean?: number

          Mean. Default 0.

        • Optionalsd?: number

          Standard deviation. Default 1.

      Returns number[]

      An array of n values; NaN for invalid parameters.

      setSeed(1);
      rnorm(3); // [-0.6264538107423324, 0.18364332422208224, -0.8356286124100472]
      rnorm(2, { mean: 10, sd: 2 });