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- From: nichols@spss.com (David Nichols)
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- Subject: Re: Random Number Generation
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- Date: 5 Jan 93 23:57:23 GMT
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- In article <01GT5QIQ4AJM8WWCXF@cc.newcastle.edu.au> Paul A Watters <C9112151@CC.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU> writes:
- >I am using SPSS v4.0 on VAX/VMS platform and I want to generate
- >a set of random values for several variables, and in certain
- >ranges. Does SPSS cater for this, and if so, what is the command?
- >Thanks in advance.
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- The COMPUTE command can produce pseudo-random numbers "drawn" from uniform,
- or normal distributions. Check the manual under COMPUTE for more details.
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