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Generates random numbers following a normal distribution with arbitrary mean and standard deviation
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random_normal.py
def random_normal(mean,std,n):
"""
Returns an array of n elements of random variables, following a normal
distribution with the supplied mean and standard deviation.
"""
import scipy
return std*scipy.random.standard_normal(n)+mean
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