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Traces the historical development of the normal law. This allows us to say that the normal probability density function is completely specified by the mean and variance. A gaussian or normal distribution is characterised by three parameters. Handbook on statistical distributions for experimentalists. To calculate the proportions or probabilities of lying within so many sds of the mean, you need to know the p. Partial expectations for the standard normal distribution 210 bibliography 211.
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