Task

Generate a collection filled with   1000   normally distributed random (or pseudo-random) numbers
with a mean of   1.0   and a   standard deviation   of   0.5



Many libraries only generate uniformly distributed random numbers. If so, you may use one of these algorithms.



Related task

   Standard deviation


import java.util.Random
 
list = double[999]
mean = 1.0
std = 0.5
rng = Random.new
0.upto(998) do | i | 
    list[i] = mean + std * rng.nextGaussian
end
 