The Anderson-Darling test is used to test if a sample of data comes from a population with a specific distribution. Its most common use is for testing whether your data comes from a normal ...

What Is the Normal Distribution? The normal distribution formula is based on two simple parameters— mean and standard deviation —that quantify the characteristics of a given dataset.

Normal or bell curve distribution can be used in portfolio theory to help portfolio managers maximize return and minimize risk.

Maximum likelihood estimators for the mean and variance of a truncated normal distribution, based on the entire sample from the original distribution, are developed. The estimators are compared with ...