Random Number Between 2 Double Numbers

Question

Yes.

Random.NextDouble returns a double between 0 and 1. You then multiply that by the range you need to go into (difference between maximum and minimum) and then add that to the base (minimum).

public double GetRandomNumber(double minimum, double maximum)
{ 
    Random random = new Random();
    return random.NextDouble() * (maximum - minimum) + minimum;
}

Real code should have random be a static member. This will save the cost of creating the random number generator, and will enable you to call GetRandomNumber very frequently. Since we are initializing a new RNG with every call, if you call quick enough that the system time doesn't change between calls the RNG will get seeded with the exact same timestamp, and generate the same stream of random numbers.

Johnny5 suggested creating an extension method. Here's a more complete code example showing how you could do this:

public static class RandomExtensions
{
    public static double NextDouble(
        this Random random,
        double minValue,
        double maxValue)
    {
        return random.NextDouble() * (maxValue - minValue) + minValue;
    }
}

Now you can call it as if it were a method on the Random class:

Random random = new Random();
double value = random.NextDouble(1.23, 5.34);

Note that you should not create lots of new Random objects in a loop because this will make it likely that you get the same value many times in a row. If you need lots of random numbers then create one instance of Random and re-use it.

Watch out: if you're generating the random inside a loop like for example for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++), do not put the new Random() declaration inside the loop.

From MSDN:

The random number generation starts from a seed value. If the same seed is used repeatedly, the same series of numbers is generated. One way to produce different sequences is to make the seed value time-dependent, thereby producing a different series with each new instance of Random. By default, the parameterless constructor of the Random class uses the system clock to generate its seed value...

So based on this fact, do something as:

var random = new Random();

for(int d = 0; d < 7; d++)
{
    // Actual BOE
    boes.Add(new LogBOEViewModel()
    {
        LogDate = criteriaDate,
        BOEActual = GetRandomDouble(random, 100, 1000),
        BOEForecast = GetRandomDouble(random, 100, 1000)
    });
}

double GetRandomDouble(Random random, double min, double max)
{
     return min + (random.NextDouble() * (max - min));
}

Doing this way you have the guarantee you'll get different double values.

The simplest approach would simply generate a random number between 0 and the difference of the two numbers. Then add the smaller of the two numbers to the result.