Continuous

Generates a continuous distribution to fit the underlying data.

This generator can be linked to other Continuous generators to create multivariate distributions and can be partitioned by other columns.

Characteristics

Consistency	No, cannot be made consistent.
Linking	Yes, can be linked.
Differential privacy	Configurable
Data-free	No
Allowed for primary keys	No
Allowed for unique columns	No
Uses format-preserving encryption (FPE)	No
Privacy ranking	2 if differential privacy enabled 3 if differential privacy not enabled
Generator ID (for the API)	GaussianGenerator

How to configure

To configure the generator:

1. From the Link To drop-down list, select the other Continuous generator columns to link to. The linking creates a multivariate distribution.

2. From the Partition By drop-down list, select one or more columns to use to partition the data. The selected columns must have the generator set to either Passthrough or Categorical. For more information about partitioning and how it works, go to Partitioning a column.

3. Toggle the Differential Privacy setting to indicate whether to make the output data differentially private. By default, the generator is not differentially private.

4. If Structural data encryption is enabled, then to use it for this column, toggle Use data encryption process to the on position.