The statistical package MINITAB has a normal random number generator. To simulate 5 values from a normal distribution having mean 7 and standard deviation 4, and place them in \(\mathrm{C}\), use the commands

Output:
One call produced the output \[\begin{array}{lllll}
5.42137 & 6.98061 & 9.41352 & 7.05932 & 5.87297 \end{array}\]
Generate 8 values for a normal variable with \(\mu=123\) and \(\sigma^{2}=23.5\).

Dialog Box: Calc Random Sample > Normal Type 5 after Generate, C1 in Column, 7 in Mean and 4 in standard deviation Click OK.