gen answer = mean + sqrt(var) * invnorm(uniform())
Nick
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> R.E. De Hoyos
> Sent: 02 June 2004 19:10
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: random number with a specific variance
>
>
> Hi,
>
> How can I generate a variable containing random numbers
> normally distributed
> and a variance different from 1 (like -invnorm(uniform())- but with a
> variance different from one)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rafa
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