generating_random_numbers_with_numpy.ipynb

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     "source": [
      "# Generating Random Numbers With Numpy\n",
      "\n",
      "This snippit was written by [Chris R. Albon](http://www.chrisralbon.com/) and is part of his collection of [well-documented Python snippits](/~https://github.com/chrisalbon/code_py). All code is written in Python 3 in iPython notebook and offered under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)."
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     "source": [
      "### Import Numpy"
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     "input": [
      "import numpy as np"
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     "source": [
      "### Generate A Random Number From The Normal Distribution"
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     "input": [
      "np.random.normal()"
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        "0.5661104974399703"
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     "source": [
      "### Generate Four Random Numbers From The Normal Distribution"
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     "input": [
      "np.random.normal(size=4)"
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       "text": [
        "array([-1.03175853,  1.2867365 , -0.23560103, -1.05225393])"
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     "source": [
      "### Generate Four Random Numbers From The Uniform Distribution"
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     "input": [
      "np.random.uniform(size=4)"
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       "text": [
        "array([ 0.00193123,  0.51932356,  0.87656884,  0.33684494])"
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     "prompt_number": 30
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     "source": [
      "### Generate Four Random Integers Between 1 and 100"
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     "input": [
      "np.random.randint(low=1, high=100, size=4)"
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        "array([96, 25, 94, 77])"
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