If You Add Several Normally Distributed Random Numbers,the Result Is

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Essay

If you add several normally distributed random numbers,the result is normally distributed,where the mean of the sum is the sum of the individual means,and the variance of the sum is the sum of the individual variances.This result is difficult to prove mathematically,but it is easy to demonstrate with simulation.To do so,run a simulation where you add three normally distributed random numbers,each with mean 100 and standard deviation 10.Your single output variable should be the sum of these three numbers.Verify with @RISK that the distribution of this output is approximately normal with mean 300 and variance 300 (hence,standard deviation = 17.32).

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