can't set min and max?

[issmile]

sorry I am chinese ,not good at english,may be read not good

rob.normal(0, 1.0)
see the doc ,I have see min and max ,but when I set min = 1 max = 8 ,it seens do not work, emm........it is can't set? need make it self ? only for read?

[bramp]

Yes, min and max are only for reading. They tell you the minimum and maximum value the distribution may produce.

There is no way to truely generate a normal distribution who values are bound by a min and max. The best you can do is to either discard the number if outside the range, or clamp the value. For example

var r = Prob.normal(0, 1.0);

// Discard and pick another
x = r();
while (x < 1 || x > 8) {
  x = r();
}

or

var r = Prob.normal(0, 1.0);

// Clamp the value
x = r();
if (x < 1) {
  x = 1;
} else if (x > 8) {
  x = 8;
}