Dakota Reference Manual: offset_normal

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offset_normal

Set mutation offset to use a normal distribution

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): none

Child Keywords:

| Required/Optional | Description of Group | Dakota Keyword | Dakota Keyword Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| Optional | mutation_scale | Scales mutation across range of parameter
| Optional | mutation_range | Set uniform offset control for discrete parameters

## Description

The `offset_normal` type is an "offset" mutation that adds a 0-mean random variable with a normal uniform distribution to the existing coordinate value. The offset is limited in magnitude by `mutation_scale`.