Generates a log-normal distributed random number. In order to reset the generator seed use the command randreset.
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out = lognrnd (mean,stddev); |
Generates a lognormal distributed random number with user defined mean value and standard deviation. |
Example
This example shows how to create an histogram of a log-normal distribution.
n = 1000;
y = matrix(n);
mean_val = 1;
std_dev = 0.25;
for (i=1:n){
y(i) = lognrnd(mean_val, std_dev);
}
histc(y);
The histogram will look similar to the following one.
See Also
List of commands , randreset , randn , histc