generate a correlated normal distribution

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Is there any fucntion in Matlab that allow me to generate a correlated normal distribution sequence .
Can you help me ...
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Wayne King
Wayne King on 26 Aug 2013
Edited: Wayne King on 26 Aug 2013
Not sure what you mean by "one sequence correlated together with normal distribution"
You can generate a sequence that follows a particular normal distribution with randn()
For example, to generate a sequence that follows a N(0,1)
N = 1000;
x = randn(1000,1);
To generate a sequence that follows a N(mu,sigma^2) distribution
mu = 5;
sigma = 2;
x = mu+ 2*randn(1000,1);
These sequences will be white-noise sequences though. In other words, there will not be any autocorrelation (the individual sequence values will be mutually uncorrelated)
You can introduce any variety of autocorrelation by filtering the sequence. For example, to generate a lowpass AR(1) process.
A = [1 -0.9];
x = randn(1000,1);
y = filter(1,A,x);
The sequence y will show autocorrelation.

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the cyclist
the cyclist on 25 Aug 2013
Edited: the cyclist on 25 Aug 2013
If you have the Statistics Toolbox, it is particularly easy. Use the mvnrnd() function.
If you don't, then see Daniel's answer here: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/23173
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RAYYAN
RAYYAN on 26 Aug 2013
Thanks the cyclist
but these answers did not help me, because these answers generate two correlated random sequence.
I want to generate one sequence correlated together with normal distribution.
Can you help me for this issue..

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