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Normal Distribution
Wittwer, J. W., "Graphing a Normal Distribution in Excel" From Vertex42.com, November 1, 2004

Mean, m 2000 Generate Random Normal

Standard Deviation, s 100 NORMINV(rand(),mean,standard_dev)
1991.308
Graph Limits
zmin -4 xm Cumulative Probability
zmax 4
z xmin 1950
s
xmax 2150
( xm )2
1  Pr(x<xmin) 30.85%
f ( x)  e 2s 2
Pr(x>xmax) 6.68%
2s 2 Pr(xmin<x<xmax) 62.47%

z x f(x) F(x)
-4 1600 1.3383E-06 3.167E-05
-3.8 1620 2.91947E-06 7.235E-05
-3.6 1640 6.11902E-06 0.000159
-3.4 1660 1.23222E-05 0.000337
-3.2 1680 2.38409E-05 0.000687 Cumulative Probability Graph
-3 1700 4.43185E-05 0.00135
-2.8 1720 7.91545E-05 0.002555 z -0.08

P r o b a b ility D e n s ity
-2.6 1740 0.00013583 0.004661 x 1992
-2.4 1760 0.00022395 0.008198 F(x) 46.81%
-2.2 1780 0.00035475 0.013903 0.0045
-2 1800 0.00053991 0.02275
0.004
-1.8 1820 0.0007895 0.03593
-1.6 1840 0.00110921 0.054799 0.0035

-1.4 1860 0.00149727 0.080757 0.003

-1.2 1880 0.00194186 0.11507 0.0025
-1 1900 0.00241971 0.158655
0.002
-0.8 1920 0.00289692 0.211855
0.0015
-0.6 1940 0.00333225 0.274253
-0.4 1960 0.0036827 0.344578 0.001

-0.2 1980 0.00391043 0.42074 0.0005

1.277E-15 2000 0.00398942 0.5 0
0.2 2020 0.00391043 0.57926 1500 1600 1700 1800 1
0.4 2040 0.0036827 0.655422
0.6 2060 0.00333225 0.725747
0.8 2080 0.00289692 0.788145
1 2100 0.00241971 0.841345
1.2 2120 0.00194186 0.88493
1.4 2140 0.00149727 0.919243
P r o b a b ility D e n s ity

1.6 2160 0.00110921 0.945201

1.8 2180 0.0007895 0.96407
2 2200 0.00053991 0.97725
2.2 2220 0.00035475 0.986097 0.0045 Normal (Gaussia

0.004
0.0035
0.003
0.0025
0.002
0.0015
0.001
0.0005
 P r o b a b ility D e n s ity
0.0045 Normal (Gaussia
2.4 2240 0.00022395 0.991802 0.004

2.6 2260 0.00013583 0.995339 0.0035

0.003
2.8 2280 7.91545E-05 0.997445 0.0025
3 2300 4.43185E-05 0.99865 0.002
3.2 2320 2.38409E-05 0.999313 0.0015
0.001
3.4 2340 1.23222E-05 0.999663
0.0005
3.6 2360 6.11902E-06 0.999841 0
3.8 2380 2.91947E-06 0.999928
4 2400 1.3383E-06 0.999968

z x f(x) F(x)
-4 1600 1.3383E-06
0.0045
1608.75 1.89189E-06
0.004
1617.5 2.65406E-06 0.0035
1626.25 3.69488E-06 0.003

1635 5.10465E-06 0.0025

0.002
1643.75 6.99852E-06 0.0015
1652.5 9.52185E-06 0.001
1661.25 1.28562E-05 0.0005
0
1670 1.72257E-05
1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 25
1678.75 2.29043E-05
1687.5 3.02226E-05
1696.25 3.9575E-05
1705 5.14264E-05
1713.75 6.63172E-05
1722.5 8.48673E-05
1731.25 0.00010778
1740 0.00013583
1748.75 0.00016988
1757.5 0.00021084
1766.25 0.00025968
1775 0.0003174
1783.75 0.00038498
1792.5 0.0004634
1801.25 0.00055353
1810 0.00065616
1818.75 0.00077188
1827.5 0.00090108
1836.25 0.00104388
1845 0.00120009
1853.75 0.00136915
1862.5 0.00155012
1871.25 0.00174162
1880 0.00194186
1888.75 0.0021486
1897.5 0.00235923
1906.25 0.00257074
1915 0.00277985
 1923.75 0.00298304
1932.5 0.00317667
1941.25 0.00335707
1950 0.00352065

z x f(x)
4 2400 1.3383E-06
2393.75 1.71506E-06
2387.5 2.18932E-06 0.0045
0.004
2381.25 2.78382E-06 0.0035
2375 3.52596E-06 0.003
2368.75 4.44853E-06 0.0025
0.002
2362.5 5.59062E-06
0.0015
2356.25 6.99852E-06 0.001
2350 8.72683E-06 0.0005

2343.75 1.08395E-05 0
1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 2500
2337.5 1.34112E-05
2331.25 1.65283E-05
2325 2.02905E-05
2318.75 2.48119E-05
2312.5 3.02226E-05
2306.25 3.66696E-05
2300 4.43185E-05
2293.75 5.3354E-05
2287.5 6.39812E-05
2281.25 7.64261E-05
2275 9.09356E-05
2268.75 0.00010778
2262.5 0.00012724
2256.25 0.00014963
2250 0.00017528
2243.75 0.00020453
2237.5 0.00023772
2231.25 0.00027522
2225 0.0003174
2218.75 0.00036461
2212.5 0.00041721
2206.25 0.00047554
2200 0.00053991
2193.75 0.0006106
2187.5 0.00068786
2181.25 0.00077188
2175 0.00086277
2168.75 0.00096062
2162.5 0.00106538
2156.25 0.00117697
2150 0.00129518

z x f(x) F(x)
1950 0.00352065
 1955 0.00360527
1960 0.0036827
0.0045
1965 0.0037524
0.004 1970 0.00381388
0.0035 1975 0.00386668
0.003
1980 0.00391043
0.0025
0.002
1985 0.00394479
0.0015 1990 0.00396953
0.001 1995 0.00398444
0.0005 2000 0.00398942
0
2005 0.00398444
1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 2500
2010 0.00396953
2015 0.00394479
2020 0.00391043
2025 0.00386668
2030 0.00381388
2035 0.0037524
2040 0.0036827
2045 0.00360527
2050 0.00352065
2055 0.00342944
2060 0.00333225
2065 0.00322972
2070 0.00312254
2075 0.00301137
2080 0.00289692
2085 0.00277985
2090 0.00266085
2095 0.00254059
2100 0.00241971
2105 0.00229882
2110 0.00217852
2115 0.00205936
2120 0.00194186
2125 0.00182649
2130 0.00171369
2135 0.00160383
2140 0.00149727
2145 0.00139431
2150 0.00129518

z x f(x)
-4 1600 1.3383E-06
1604.9 1.62613E-06
1609.8 1.97112E-06
1614.7 2.38357E-06
1619.6 2.87541E-06
1624.5 3.46042E-06
1629.4 4.15447E-06
1634.3 4.97576E-06
1639.2 5.94511E-06
1644.1 7.08629E-06
1649 8.42625E-06
1653.9 9.99556E-06
1658.8 1.18287E-05
1663.7 1.39645E-05
1668.6 1.64464E-05
1673.5 1.93229E-05
1678.4 2.26481E-05
1683.3 2.64818E-05
1688.2 3.08902E-05
1693.1 3.59461E-05
1698 4.17292E-05
1702.9 4.83266E-05
1707.8 5.58327E-05
1712.7 0.00006435
1717.6 7.39888E-05
1722.5 8.48673E-05
1727.4 9.71119E-05
1732.3 0.00011086
1737.2 0.00012624
1742.1 0.00014342
1747 0.00016254
1751.9 0.00018378
1756.8 0.00020728
1761.7 0.00023324
1766.6 0.00026181
1771.5 0.00029318
1776.4 0.00032752
1781.3 0.00036501
1786.2 0.00040581
1791.1 0.00045009
1796 0.000498
1800.9 0.00054969
1805.8 0.0006053
1810.7 0.00066493
1815.6 0.00072868
1820.5 0.00079663
1825.4 0.00086883
1830.3 0.0009453
1835.2 0.00102603
1840.1 0.00111098
1845 0.00120009
1849.9 0.00129323
1854.8 0.00139027
1859.7 0.00149099
1864.6 0.00159518
1869.5 0.00170256
1874.4 0.00181281
1879.3 0.00192557
1884.2 0.00204044
1889.1 0.00215697
1894 0.0022747
1898.9 0.00239309
1903.8 0.00251161
1908.7 0.00262968
1913.6 0.0027467
1918.5 0.00286204
1923.4 0.00297507
1928.3 0.00308516
1933.2 0.00319164
1938.1 0.00329388
1943 0.00339124
1947.9 0.00348311
1952.8 0.00356889
1957.7 0.00364801
1962.6 0.00371994
1967.5 0.0037842
1972.4 0.00384033
1977.3 0.00388795
1982.2 0.00392672
1987.1 0.00395637
1992 0.00397668
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