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  • Nothing out of the box as stated, but there is this:

    Excel in T-SQL Part 2 – The Normal Distribution (NORM.DIST) Density Functions[/url]

    There are also some links at the end to approximation formulas for the cumulative distribution function. The probability density function is pretty straightforward.


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    My advice:
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    The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.

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    Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
    Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
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