2.6.2 Continuous Probability Distribution

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Uniform Distribution

Gaussian/Normal Distribution

A Gaussian Distribution or Normal Distribution with mean μ and standard deviation σ (variance σ2) is defined as

                    2
P(x) = --1√----⋅e-(x(2-σμ2))-
       σ⋅  2π
(2.6.5)

In a special case of μ = 0 and σ2 = 1, we get a standard normal distribution.