The Truncated Normal Distribution
1.1 Mathematical De nition The standard normal distribution is a probability density function (PDF) de ned over the interval (1 ;+1). The function is often symbolized as ˚(0;1;x). It may be represented by the following formula: ˚(0;1;x) = 1 p 2ˇ e x 2 2 Like any PDF associated with a continuous variable, ˚(0;1;x) may be interpreted to ...
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