I appreciate the help André but my issue is more complex than a random number between two values. I have a known distribution and would like to select a value randomly based on the probabilities inherent within the distribution. Your solution would work great if i had a uniform distribution between two numbers. I have a non-uniform, non-normal distribution and would like to select a value.
thanks again. On Oct 28, 10:01 am, André D'Avila <andredavila...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello! > If you have your distribution 1 to 1000 for exemple. > So, do =*RANDBETWEEN*(1:1000) > Sorry if I posibly understand wrong > > Best Regards > > André Luiz D´Avila - Auditor > Moore Stephens Audit > 2010/10/27 busboy10 <andrew.var...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > Trying to do some modeling where I would like Excel to create a random > > number that is picked from a known distribution. > > > For example, I downloaded all S&P monthly data. Created a histogram > > and know the distribution. Now I would like Excel to randomly > > generate a number that follows the distribution of those returns. The > > only way I can think to do it is have Excel randomly pick a row number > > and use the return from that row as its number. > > > Is there a more elegant way? > > > Thanks in advance! > > > -- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------- > > Some important links for excel users: > > 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : > >http://twitter.com/exceldailytip > > 2. Join our LinkedIN group @http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 > > 3. Excel tutorials athttp://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com > > 4. Learn VBA Macros athttp://www.quickvba.blogspot.com > > 5. Excel Tips and Tricks athttp://exceldailytip.blogspot.com > > > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link > >http://www.facebook.com/pages/discussexcelcom/160307843985936?v=wall&;... -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/pages/discussexcelcom/160307843985936?v=wall&ref=ts
