bell curve

small question, is there an equation that'll give you a graph like a bell curve?

Yes, there is:

The one used to calculate the standard normal table is:



For instance, if you have a stats book with the table to compare for fun.

Try integrating the above with z=-1.645. You should get very close to 0.05.

Actually, it's 0.0499849....

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Originally Posted by Quick

small question, is there an equation that'll give you a graph like a bell curve?

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Are you interested to know why there is a factor of there?

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Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker

Are you interested to know why there is a factor of there?

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No, I just wanted to see how to mess with the curve :o

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Originally Posted by Quick

small question, is there an equation that'll give you a graph like a bell curve?

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Normal density:



RonL