On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> wrote: > I suspect this is easy, but I'm not coming up with anything. Can anyone > tell me how to get weighted random numbers in LC? Say I want to position > something on the screen randomly but favor the center of the screen. Any > ideas? >
The standard way is to use the Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) of the random numver that you really want. However, adding two random numbers from 0 to half your max would also average the middle of the screen with a pyramid-like distrivution -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
