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Old 04-29-2003, 01:31 PM   #3
Brillig
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Short answer... yes

By multiplying the initial distribution by X, you go from a standard deviation of 1 to X.

By subsequently adding Y, you get a normal distribution with a mean of Y with standard deviation X.
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