# 2.17 Testing distribution functions

A sanity check on distributions can be done with the test distribution function from the menu bar of SEAMCAT. The result of generating random values using a particular distribution type can be tested by selecting the &lt;Test Distributions&gt; command from the Workspace menu, by clicking on the icon of the toolbar ([![image.png](https://wiki.cept.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/1C5vv4sWeLoBocWq-image.png)](https://wiki.cept.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/1C5vv4sWeLoBocWq-image.png)) or by pressing &lt;<span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text"><span class="_kqswh2mm"><span class="_5pioz8co _189e1dm9 _1il9buyh _19lc184f _d0altlke" data-testid="definition-highlighter">CTRL</span></span></span>+SHIFT+D&gt;. This could be e.g. used to analyse the statistical qualities of generated random variables.

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**Figure 53: Access to testing unwanted emission function**

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**Figure 54: Illustration of the distribution check routine**