NORM.DIST function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

Syntax of NORM.DIST function

NORM.DIST(x,mean,standard_dev,cumulative)

The NORM.DIST function syntax has the following arguments:

• X     Required. The value for which you want the distribution.
• Mean     Required. The arithmetic mean of the distribution.
• Standard_dev     Required. The standard deviation of the distribution.
• Cumulative     Required. A logical value that determines the form of the function. If cumulative is TRUE, NORM.DIST returns the cumulative distribution function; if FALSE, it returns the probability density function.

NORM.DIST formula explanation

• If mean or standard_dev is nonnumeric, NORM.DIST returns the #VALUE! error value.
• If standard_dev ≤ 0, NORM.DIST returns the #NUM! error value.
• If mean = 0, standard_dev = 1, and cumulative = TRUE, NORM.DIST returns the standard normal distribution, NORM.S.DIST.
• The equation for the normal density function (cumulative = FALSE) is:
• When cumulative = TRUE, the formula is the integral from negative infinity to x of the given formula.

Example of NORM.DIST function

Steps to follow:

1. Open a new Excel worksheet.

2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1

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