# Is it possible to create a non-normal distribution of agents on a grid using Agents.jl?
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-non-normal-distribution-of-agents-on-a-grid-using-agents-jl/119351
**Category:** Modelling & Simulations
**Tags:** plotting
**Created:** [September 12, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-non-normal-distribution-of-agents-on-a-grid-using-agents-jl/119351 "2024-09-12T21:51:19Z")
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### Author:  [@tfranks](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tfranks)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-non-normal-distribution-of-agents-on-a-grid-using-agents-jl/119351/1 "2024-09-12T21:51:19Z")
Hello,
Using Julia Agents.jl, I’ve built an agent-based model where the bank agents are plotted on a x-y axis and added to the grid by “add\_agents!.” This function adds the agents in a normal distribution as shown below.
I would like the distibution to look more like this:
The current code that produces a normal distribution is
> Blockquote
#add Bank agents
for \_ in 1:n\_banks
add\_agent!(Bank, model;
uninsured = rand(),
investments = 2 \* rand(),
totDep = 100,
AFS\_securities = rand(1:10),
social\_network = rand(1:3),
vul = false,
health = true,
acolor = :black,
interest\_rate = rand(1:10),
)
end
> Blockquote
Thank you for your advice. Best,
Terrie
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### Author:  [@dlakelan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dlakelan)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-non-normal-distribution-of-agents-on-a-grid-using-agents-jl/119351/2 "2024-09-12T22:21:01Z")
When you say a “normal” distribution, I believe what you mean is a “uniform” distribution. In fact, the distribution you want is closer to a “normal” (ie. gaussian) one.
you could do something like:
```julia
xes = rand(Normal(40,20),N)
yes = rand(Normal(75,10),N)
for (x,y) in zip(xes,yes)
add_agent!(Bank,model; uninsured = x, investments = y...)
end
```
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### Author:  [@tfranks](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tfranks)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-non-normal-distribution-of-agents-on-a-grid-using-agents-jl/119351/3 "2024-09-12T22:24:00Z")
Thank you for your quick response. What would Poisson look like? Could replace “Poisson” with “Normal”? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@dlakelan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dlakelan)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-non-normal-distribution-of-agents-on-a-grid-using-agents-jl/119351/4 "2024-09-12T22:25:35Z")
if you wanted to generate N Poisson random values all with the same rate r, you could do:
```julia
foo = rand(Poisson(r),N)
```
Note that with all of these you should first be doing
`using Distributions`
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### Author:  [@tfranks](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tfranks)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-non-normal-distribution-of-agents-on-a-grid-using-agents-jl/119351/5 "2024-09-12T22:26:51Z")
Got it. Thank you very much.