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| − | The '''normal distribution''' is | + | The '''normal distribution''' is a key distribution in the field of [[probability]]. It is also known as the the Gaussian distribution, after mathematician Carl Gauss, and the [[bell curve]]. |
The normal [[probability density function]] (PDF) is | The normal [[probability density function]] (PDF) is | ||
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Revision as of 12:56, July 3, 2008
The normal distribution is a key distribution in the field of probability. It is also known as the the Gaussian distribution, after mathematician Carl Gauss, and the bell curve. The normal probability density function (PDF) is
- Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi\sigma^2}} \exp\left[-\frac{1}{2\sigma^2}\left(x-\mu\right)^2\right] }
where Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \mu} is the mean and Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sigma^2} is the variance.