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Homework Statement
Given:
Standard Deviation = 500
Homework Equations
How I calculate the μ (mean) using standard deviation for a norma distribution. Thanks.
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Given:
Standard Deviation = 500
How I calculate the μ (mean) using standard deviation for a norma distribution. Thanks.
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ptlnguyen said:Homework Statement
Given:
Standard Deviation = 500
Homework Equations
How I calculate the μ (mean) using standard deviation for a norma distribution. Thanks.
The Attempt at a Solution
Short answer: you can't.
Longer answer: the mean μ and standard deviation σ are independent, so you can have σ = 500 but μ = -500, μ = 0, μ= 5.723×1091 or any other value you want.
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