# Generate a zero mean gaussian vector

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/generate-a-zero-mean-gaussian-vector/54056>\
**Category:** Statistics\
**Created:** [January 27, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/generate-a-zero-mean-gaussian-vector/54056 "2021-01-27T14:04:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![cheng\_chen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/cheng_chen/32/20899_2.png) [@cheng\_chen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cheng_chen)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/generate-a-zero-mean-gaussian-vector/54056/1 "2021-01-27T14:04:34Z")

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How can I generate a zero mean 2 by 1 Gaussian vector with covariance Identity matrix?

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**Author:** ![abraunst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/abraunst/32/6880_2.png) [@abraunst](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abraunst)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/generate-a-zero-mean-gaussian-vector/54056/2 "2021-01-27T14:12:37Z")

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Hi! You can use `randn(2)`.