NORMRAND(mean,standard_dev)

Returns a normally distributed random number from a distribution with the specified mean and standard deviation.

Example
100,000 calls to NORMRAND(2.3,1.5) produces:

NORMRAND function

which yields this histogram (Histogram command on the Generate menu):

Histogram of NORMRAND function

 
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