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Generate random data in js
// Create empty array to house data
var singleDimensionArray = [];
// for 1 < 25, 25 is equal to the length of the generated array
for (var i = 0; i < 25; i ++) {
var newNumber = Math.round(Math.random() * 30); // Create a random number between 0 - 30.
singleDimensionArray.push(newNumber); // Adds random number to the array
}
//Dynamic, random dataset
var multipleDimensionArray = [];
var numDataPoints = 70;
var xRange = Math.random() * 2000;
var yRange = Math.random() * 2000;
for (var i = 0; i < numDataPoints; i++) {
var newNumber1 = Math.round(Math.random() * xRange);
var newNumber2 = Math.round(Math.random() * yRange);
multipleDimensionArray.push([newNumber1, newNumber2]);
}
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