Can somebody help refresh my statistical knowledge that I have not used
for over twenty years?
I am trying to figure out the formula | algorithm to create random
numbers that will follow a specific probability distribution. The
distribution I want is asymmetrical. There are more numbers on the
right of the mean then the left. I would like the mean to be 175 with a
1 standard deviation
of 50 to 300. The tricky part, I think, is that the overall
distribution is 20 to 1000.
Does that make sense? Did I just completely mangle and abuse the
terminology?
I'll attempt to draw an ASCII art representation in case that helps.
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