Dear all, I need to fit a set of empirical data to cumulative normal distribution to find the mean and sd of theoretical distribution. But I assume that my data set describes only part of PDF, for example, only half of theoretical distribution. What function allows it in R? Thank you.
A complex case of distribution fitting
3 messages · Антон Морковин, Charles C. Berry, GlenB
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Dear all, I need to fit a set of empirical data to cumulative normal distribution to find the mean and sd of theoretical distribution. But I assume that my data set describes only part of PDF, for example, only half of theoretical distribution. What function allows it in R? Thank you.
See Introduction to R Sections 8.1 and 11.7.2 and review the Posting Guide to reframe your question if you need more help. Chuck
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Are you referring to a truncated normal? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncated_normal_distribution) Glen
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