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Default Getting negative random numbers - HELP!

You are correct, by definition it should return a (positive) value between 0
and 1.

Are you certain the formula in the cell is
=RAND()
if it has any other paramters, that may be affecting your results?

"SusanForson" wrote:

I must be crazy, but I am using the RAND() function and it occasionally
generates a negative number. I cannot find any information on this - by
definition it should only generate numbers between 0 and 1.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Susan Forson