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See also: Central Limit Theorem 
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Since the probability density function of the Cauchy distribution has long tails, the odds for large values to occur are not negligible. This makes the mean jump considerably even when several hundred or thousand random numbers are averaged.

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The program Cauchy Distribution calculates the probability density function of the Cauchy distribution and allows to calculate the mean as a function of the sample size.

Last Update: 2010-Oct-30