Statistics[NormalPlot] - generate normal plots
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Calling Sequence
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NormalPlot(X, options, plotoptions)
NormalPlot['interactive'](X)
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Parameters
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X
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data
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options
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(optional) equation(s) of the form option=value where option is one of color, mu, reference, sigma, or sorted; specify options for generating the normal plot
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plotoptions
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options to be passed to the plots[display] command
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Description
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The NormalPlot command produces a probability-probability plot of the normal distribution (on the horizontal axis) against the response values (on the vertical axis). The response values will be sorted, unless otherwise specified (see sorted option). A random sample of the theoretical distribution, having size equal to the size of data will be generated, sorted ascendingly, and plotted against the (ordered) response values.
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The first parameter, X, are the response values that correspond to the y-coordinates of the points in the plot. A copy of the response values is sorted in ascending order in the function (that is, if sorted is false as it is by default), and is plotted against a sorted random sample of the given theoretical distribution that correspond to the x-coordinates of the plot.
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Options
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The options argument can contain one or more of the options shown below. All unrecognized options will be passed to the plots[display] command. See plot[options] for details.
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This option specifies colors for the points and for the reference line. When a list of colors is given, the set of points and the reference line will be colored with the corresponding colors in the list.
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The mean of the normal distribution. If mu is set to deduce, the mean will be estimated as the mean of the data sample X.
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If reference is set to true, the reference line will be drawn in the same plot. The default value is true.
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sigma=deduce or realcons
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The standard deviation of the normal distribution. If sigma is set to deduce, the standard deviation will be estimated as the standard deviation of the data sample X.
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If sorted is set to true, a sorted (ascending) copy of data is used. Otherwise, if false the original data is used. The default value is false.
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Examples
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Get a random sample of a normal distribution
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Estimate the parameters.
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Deduced value mu = 5.07693254898398
Deduced value sigma = 2.9327818741541
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Use the original parameters.
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Plot it against a different distribution.
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