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Normal distribution
/csbook/solutions/18/A04.cs
using System;
class NormalDistribution {
static Random rand = new Random();
// returns a normally distributed random number in the range [0..1[
static double NextNormal() {
double x = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) x += rand.NextDouble();
return x / 5;
}
static void Main(string[] arg) {
int[] tab = new int[20];
// fill tab
for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++) tab[(int)(20 * NextNormal())]++;
// print tab as a histogram
for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
Console.Write("{0,2}: ", i);
for (int j = 0; j < tab[i]; j++) Console.Write("*");
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
}
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