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@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ be found in any statistics text.
.. function:: uniform(a, b)
- Return a random floating point number *N* such that ``a <= N < b`` for
- ``a <= b`` and ``b <= N < a`` for ``b < a``.
+ Return a random floating point number *N* such that ``a <= N <= b`` for
+ ``a <= b`` and ``b <= N <= a`` for ``b < a``.
.. function:: triangular(low, high, mode)
- Return a random floating point number *N* such that ``low <= N < high`` and
+ Return a random floating point number *N* such that ``low <= N <= high`` and
with the specified *mode* between those bounds. The *low* and *high* bounds
default to zero and one. The *mode* argument defaults to the midpoint
between the bounds, giving a symmetric distribution.
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ be found in any statistics text.
.. function:: betavariate(alpha, beta)
- Beta distribution. Conditions on the parameters are ``alpha > 0`` and ``beta >
- 0``. Returned values range between 0 and 1.
+ Beta distribution. Conditions on the parameters are ``alpha > 0`` and
+ ``beta > 0``. Returned values range between 0 and 1.
.. function:: expovariate(lambd)
@@ -178,14 +178,15 @@ be found in any statistics text.
.. function:: gammavariate(alpha, beta)
- Gamma distribution. (*Not* the gamma function!) Conditions on the parameters
- are ``alpha > 0`` and ``beta > 0``.
+ Gamma distribution. (*Not* the gamma function!) Conditions on the
+ parameters are ``alpha > 0`` and ``beta > 0``.
.. function:: gauss(mu, sigma)
- Gaussian distribution. *mu* is the mean, and *sigma* is the standard deviation.
- This is slightly faster than the :func:`normalvariate` function defined below.
+ Gaussian distribution. *mu* is the mean, and *sigma* is the standard
+ deviation. This is slightly faster than the :func:`normalvariate` function
+ defined below.
.. function:: lognormvariate(mu, sigma)