NormalDistribution Class

Represents a normal distribution.

Definition

Namespace: Numerics.NET.Statistics.Distributions
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.0.3
C#
[SerializableAttribute]
public class NormalDistribution : ContinuousDistribution
Inheritance
Object  →  Distribution  →  ContinuousDistribution  →  NormalDistribution

Remarks

Normal distributions are a family of distributions that have the same general shape. They are symmetric with outcomes more concentrated in the middle than in the tails. Normal distributions are sometimes described as bell shaped.

The Mean of the distribution acts as the location parameter. The standard deviation (which equals the square root of the ) acts as the scale parameter. The normal distribution does not have a shape parameter.

Constructors

NormalDistribution() Constructs a new NormalDistribution with mean equal to zero and standard deviation equal to 1.
NormalDistribution(Double) Constructs a new NormalDistribution with specified mean and standard deviation equal to 1.
NormalDistribution(Vector<Double>) Estimates the parameters of the distribution of a variable assuming it follows a normal distribution.
NormalDistribution(Double, Double) Constructs a new NormalDistribution with specified mean and standard deviation.
NormalDistribution(Vector<Double>, EstimationMethod) Estimates the parameters of the distribution of a variable assuming it follows a normal distribution.

Properties

Capabilities Gets a value that indicates the capabilities of the distribution class.
(Inherited from Distribution)
Entropy Gets the entropy of the distribution.
(Overrides Distribution.Entropy)
InterQuartileRange Returns the inter-quartile range of this distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
IsSymmetrical Gets whether the distribution is known to be symmetrical around the mean.
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.IsSymmetrical)
IsUnimodal Gets whether the distribution has one or more modes.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
Kurtosis Gets the kurtosis of the distribution.
(Overrides Distribution.Kurtosis)
Mean Gets the mean or expectation value of the distribution.
(Overrides Distribution.Mean)
Median Gets the median of the distribution.
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.Median)
Mode Gets the mode of the distribution.
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.Mode)
NumberOfModes Gets the number of modes of the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
Skewness Gets the skewness of the distribution.
(Overrides Distribution.Skewness)
StandardDeviation Gets the standard deviation of the distribution.
(Overrides Distribution.StandardDeviation)
StatisticSymbol Gets the common symbol to describe a statistic from the distribution.
(Overrides Distribution.StatisticSymbol)
Support Gets the support of the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
Variance Gets the variance of the distribution.
(Overrides Distribution.Variance)

Methods

Cdf Evaluates the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of this distribution for the specified value.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
DistributionFunction(Double) Evaluates the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of this distribution for the specified value.
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.DistributionFunction(Double))
DistributionFunction(Double, Double, Double) Evaluates the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of this distribution for the specified value.
EqualsDetermines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object)
FinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.
(Inherited from Object)
GetAllModes Returns an array that contains all the modes of the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
GetConfidenceInterval Returns a confidence interval at the specified level.
GetExpectationValue(Func<Double, Double>) Returns the expectation value of a function.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
GetExpectationValue(Func<Double, Double>, Double, Double) Returns the un-normalized expectation value of a function over the specified interval.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
GetExpectedHistogram(Double[], Double) Gets a vector containing a histogram of the expected number of samples for a given total number of samples.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
GetExpectedHistogram(IntervalIndex<Double>, Double) Gets a vector containing a histogram of the expected number of samples for a given total number of samples.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
GetExpectedHistogram(Double, Double, Int32, Double) Gets a vector whose bins contain the expected number of samples for a given total number of samples.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
GetHashCodeServes as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object)
GetRandomSequence() Returns a sequence of random samples from the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
GetRandomSequence(Random) Returns a sequence of random samples from the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
GetRandomSequence(Random, Int32) Returns a sequence of random samples of the specified length from the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
GetTypeGets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object)
HazardFunction Returns the probability of failure at the specified value.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
InverseCdf Returns the inverse of the DistributionFunction(Double).
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
InverseDistributionFunction(Double) Returns the inverse of the DistributionFunction(Double).
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.InverseDistributionFunction(Double))
InverseDistributionFunction(Double, Double, Double) Returns the inverse of the DistributionFunction(Double).
LeftTailProbability Returns the probability that a sample from the distribution is less than the specified value.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
LogProbabilityDensityFunction Returns the logarithm of the probability density function (PDF) of this distribution for the specified value.
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.LogProbabilityDensityFunction(Double))
MemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object)
MomentFunction Returns the value of the moment function of the specified order.
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.MomentFunction(Int32, Double))
Pdf Returns the value of the probability density function (PDF) of this distribution for the specified value.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
Probability Returns the probability that a sample taken from the distribution lies inside the specified interval.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
ProbabilityDensityFunction Returns the value of the probability density function (PDF) of this distribution for the specified value.
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.ProbabilityDensityFunction(Double))
RightTailProbability Returns the probability that a sample from the distribution is larger than the specified value.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
Sample() Returns a random sample from the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
Sample(Int32) Returns a vector of random samples from the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
Sample(Random) Returns a random sample from the distribution.
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.Sample(Random))
Sample(Int32, Random) Returns a vector of random samples from the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
Sample(Random, Double) Returns a single random sample from a normal distribution with specified mean and standard deviation equal to 1.
Sample(Random, Double, Double) Returns a single random sample from a normal distribution with the specified parameters.
SampleInto(Random, IList<Double>) Fills a list with random numbers from the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
SampleInto(Random, Double[]) Fills a list with random numbers from the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
SampleInto(Random, Span<Double>) Fills a span with random numbers from the distribution.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
SampleInto(Random, IList<Double>, Int32, Int32) Fills part of a list with random numbers from the distribution.
(Overrides ContinuousDistribution.SampleInto(Random, IList<Double>, Int32, Int32))
SurvivorDistributionFunction Evaluates the survivor distribution function (SDF) of this distribution for the specified value.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
ToStringReturns a string that represents the current object.
(Overrides Object.ToString())
TwoTailedProbability Returns the probability that a sample from the distribution deviates from the mean more than the specified value.
(Inherited from ContinuousDistribution)
ZScore Returns the z-score of a sample.

Fields

Standard Represents the standard NormalDistribution.

See Also