Difference between revisions of "Normal distribution"

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The '''normal distribution''' is another name for the '''[[bell curve]]'''.
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The '''normal distribution''' is another name for the '''[[bell curve]]''' [[probability distribution]].
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The normal probability density function (PDF) is
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The normal [[probability density function]] (PDF) is
 
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f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi\sigma^2}}
 
f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi\sigma^2}}

Revision as of 21:29, July 1, 2008

The normal distribution is another name for the bell curve probability distribution. The normal probability density function (PDF) is

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f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi\sigma^2}} \exp\left[-\frac{1}{2\sigma^2}\left(x-\mu\right)^2\right] </math> where <math>\mu</math> is the mean and <math>\sigma^2</math> is the variance.