-3 -1 .4 0.2 1 .8 3 .4 5 6.6 8.2 9 .8 11 .

4 13
Normal Distribution
Wittwer, J. W., "Graphing a Normal Distribution in Excel" From Vertex42.com, November 1, 2004 © 2004 Vertex42 LLC
http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelArticles/mc/NormalDistribution-Excel.html

Mean, m 10 Generate Random Normal Values

Standard Deviation, s 2 =NORMINV(rand(),mean,standard_dev)
13.4714
Graph Limits
zmin -4 x Cumulative Probability
zmax 4
z xmin 8
 0.25

xmax 11 0.2

( x )2 0.15

1  Pr(x<xmin) 15.87%
0.1

f ( x)  e 2 2
Pr(x>xmax) 30.85%
0.05

2 2
0

Pr(xmin<x<xmax) 53.28% 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

0.25

0.2

z x f(x) F(x) 0.15

-4 2 6.692E-05 3.167E-05 0.1

-3.8 2.4 0.000146 7.235E-05 0.05

-3.6 2.8 0.000306 0.000159 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

-3.4 3.2 0.000616 0.000337
-3.2 3.6 0.001192 0.000687 Cumulative Probability Graph

C u m u la tiv e P r o b a b ility
-3 4 0.002216 0.00135

P r o b a b ility D e n s ity
-2.8 4.4 0.003958 0.002555 z -0.88 39
-2.6 4.8 0.006791 0.004661 x 8.24
-2.4 5.2 0.011197 0.008198 F(x) 18.94%
-2.2 5.6 0.017737 0.013903
-2 6 0.026995 0.02275 0.25 1.1
1
-1.8 6.4 0.039475 0.03593 0.9
0.2
-1.6 6.8 0.05546 0.054799 0.8
-1.4 7.2 0.074864 0.080757 0.15
0.7

-1.2 7.6 0.097093 0.11507 0.6

0.5
-1 8 0.120985 0.158655 0.1
0.4
-0.8 8.4 0.144846 0.211855 0.3
-0.6 8.8 0.166612 0.274253 0.05
18.94% 0.2

-0.4 9.2 0.184135 0.344578 0.1

0 0
-0.2 9.6 0.195521 0.42074 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
1.277E-15 10 0.199471 0.5
0.2 10.4 0.195521 0.57926
0.4 10.8 0.184135 0.655422
0.6 11.2 0.166612 0.725747
0.8 11.6 0.144846 0.788145
1 12 0.120985 0.841345

C u m u la tiv e P r o b a b ility
1.2 12.4 0.097093 0.88493
1.4 12.8 0.074864 0.919243
P r o b a b ility D e n s ity

1.6 13.2 0.05546 0.945201

1.8 13.6 0.039475 0.96407
2 14 0.026995 0.97725
2.2 14.4 0.017737 0.986097 Normal (G aussian) Distribution
0.25 1.1
2.4 14.8 0.011197 0.991802 1
2.6 15.2 0.006791 0.995339 0.2 0.9
0.8
2.8 15.6 0.003958 0.997445 0.15
0.7
0.6
3 16 0.002216 0.99865 0.5
3.2 16.4 0.001192 0.999313 0.1
0.4
0.3
3.4 16.8 0.000616 0.999663 0.05 0.2
3.6 17.2 0.000306 0.999841 0.1
0 0
3.8 17.6 0.000146 0.999928
4 18 6.692E-05 0.999968