How To Create a User-Interactive Graph of the Normal Distribution

in Excel

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How Is the Graph Interactive ?

● The User Can Vary the 2 Parameters of the Normal Distribution – the Mean (µ) and Standard Deviation (σ) – and Watch the Changes Reflected in the Excel Graph

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Demonstration of User Interactivity - Note the Mean = 0 and Standard Deviation = 1

Demonstration of User Interactivity - Note the Mean = 3 and Standard Deviation = 2

Steps To Creating a User-Interactive Excel Graph of the Normal Distribution

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1) Create the X-Axis2) Create 2 Columns That Will Calculate the Normal Distribution’s PDF At Each Point On The X Axis3) Zero Out the Y Values of Outer Edge(s) of the 2nd Column4) Set the Color for All Elements of the Graph

1) Create the X-Axis

2) Create 2 Columns That Will Calculate the Normal Distribution’s PDF At Every Point on the X-Axis

3) Zero Out the Y Values on the Outer Edge(s) of the 2nd Column

Building the Graph With the Excel Charting Function

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4) Set the Color for Each Element of the Chart

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