normpdf

Normal probability density function

Syntax

• y = normpdf(x)
• y = normpdf(x, mu)
• y = normpdf(x, mu, sigma)

Input argument

• x - scalar value or array: Values at which to evaluate pdf.
• mu - scalar value, 0 (default) or array: Mean.
• sigma - positive scalar value, 1 (default) or array of positive values: Standard deviation.

Output argument

• y - scalar value or array: pdf values.

Description

y = normpdf(x) calculates the probability density function (pdf) of the standard normal distribution at the given values in x.

y = normpdf(x, mu) computes the pdf of the normal distribution with a mean of mu and a standard deviation of 1, evaluated at the provided values in x.

y = normpdf(x, mu, sigma) determines the pdf of the normal distribution with a mean of mu and a standard deviation of sigma, evaluated at the specified values in x.

Bibliography

Evans, M., N. Hastings, and B. Peacock. Statistical Distributions. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1993.

Example

x = [-0.2, -0.1, 0, 0.1, 0.2];
R = normpdf(x);

x = [-0.2, -0.1, 0, 0.1, 0.2];
R = normpdf(x, 2, 1);

R = normpdf(0, [-0.2, -0.1, 0, 0.1, 0.2], 1);

See also

mean.

History

Author

Allan CORNET