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


dim a(1000)
pi = 22/7
for i = 1 to 1000                
   a( i)  = 1 + .5 * (sqr(-2 * log(rnd(0))) * cos(2 * pi * rnd(0)))
next i