NORMDIST

Returns the normal cumulative distribution for the specified mean and standard deviation. This function has a very wide range of applications in statistics, including hypothesis testing.

Syntax

NORMDIST(x,mean,standard_dev,cumulative)

X   is the value for which you want the distribution.

Mean   is the arithmetic mean of the distribution.

Standard_dev   is the standard deviation of the distribution.

Cumulative   is a logical value that determines the form of the function. If cumulative is TRUE, NORMDIST returns the cumulative distribution function; if FALSE, it returns the probability mass function.

Remarks

• If mean or standard_dev is nonnumeric, NORMDIST returns the #VALUE! error value.
• If standard_dev £ 0, NORMDIST returns the #NUM! error value.
• If mean = 0 and standard_dev = 1, NORMDIST returns the standard normal distribution, NORMSDIST.
• The equation for the normal density function is:

  

Example

NORMDIST(42,40,1.5,TRUE) equals 0.908789