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ingridf
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Create a normally distributed set of numbers in Power Query?

‎04-07-2020 04:09 AM

Hi,

 

Does anyone know if it is possbile to create a normally distributed set of numbers with Power Query M? 

 

 

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‎04-07-2020 06:01 AM
@ImkeF or @edhans ?


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‎04-07-2020 06:57 PM

I'd be surprised if it could. It cannot even generate a list of random numbers like Excel can. It is really for transforming existing data or generating lists (numerical sequences). But if anyone has an idea, I'd love to see it.



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