RosettaCodeData/Task/Random-numbers/OoRexx/random-numbers-2.rexx
2017-09-25 22:28:19 +02:00

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Rexx

/*REXX pgm gens 1,000 normally distributed #s: mean=1, standard dev.=0.5*/
pi=RxCalcPi() /* get value of pi */
Parse Arg n seed . /* allow specification of N & seed*/
If n==''|n==',' Then
n=1000 /* N is the size of the array. */
If seed\=='' Then
Call random,,seed /* use seed for repeatable RANDOM#*/
mean=1 /* desired new mean (arith. avg.) */
sd=1/2 /* desired new standard deviation.*/
Do g=1 For n /* generate N uniform random nums.*/
n.g=random(0,1e5)/1e5 /* REXX gens uniform rand integers*/
End
Say ' old mean=' mean()
Say 'old standard deviation=' stddev()
Say
Do j=1 To n-1 By 2
m=j+1
/*use Box-Muller method */
_=sd*sqrt(-2*ln(n.j))*cos(2*pi*n.m)+mean
n.m=sd*sqrt(-2*ln(n.j))*sin(2*pi*n.m)+mean
n.j=_
End
Say ' new mean=' mean()
Say 'new standard deviation=' stddev()
Exit
mean:
_=0
Do k=1 For n
_=_+n.k
End
Return _/n
stddev:
_avg=mean()
_=0
Do k=1 For n
_=_+(n.k-_avg)**2
End
Return sqrt(_/n)
sqrt: Return RxCalcSqrt(arg(1))
ln: Return RxCalcLog(arg(1))
cos: Return RxCalcCos(arg(1),,'R')
sin: Return RxCalcSin(arg(1),,'R')
:: requires rxmath library