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Probabilities.NormalPDF Function

Normal probability density function (PDF).

Pascal
function NormalPDF(x: double; Mu: double; sigma: double): double; overload;
Parameters 
Description 
Function domain, real value. 
Mu 
Distribution location parameter, real value. 
sigma 
Distribution scale parameter, real positive value. 

the normal probability density function (PDF) for value x using the parameters Mu (mean value) and sigma (standard deviation). Sigma must be positive value, otherwise the result is NAN.

The normal probability density function is defined by the following equation: 

 

where Mu is mean value and sigma is standard deviation. Special case of normal distribution (mean = 0, sigma =1) is called standard normal distribution

The normal distribution is a distribution that underlies many of the statistical methods used in data analysis. This distribution is often referred to as "Gaussian" distribution. Normal distribution can be used for modeling when the sample size is large. The theoretical justification can be found in Central Limit Theorem which states (roughly) that the sum of independent samples from any distribution with finite mean and variance converges to the normal distribution as the sample size goes to infinity.

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