Dakota Reference Manual: offset_cauchy

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offset_cauchy

Use a Cauchy distribution for the mutation offset

## 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

## Description

The `offset_cauchy` mutator introduces random variation by adding a Cauchy random amount to a variable value. The random amount has a standard deviation dependent on the `mutation_scale`.