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deleted_user
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Is it possible to take a random sample (say 10,000 pieces) from a specific distribution (such as a normal distribution) and store it to a list in EG. Can't seem to find it in the menu!
Thanks!
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Doc_Duke
Rhodochrosite | Level 12
Not sure what you mean by "list".

You can create pseudo-random numbers using the query builder task and store them in a data set. Go to computed column and select advanced expression. There are a host of functions for generating the random numbers.
deleted_user
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Exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you!

To clarify, by "list" I meant "column".

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