Folded normal distribution

Note

The folded normal distribution is in the web app only.

The folded normal distribution has the following characteristics. The distribution parameters and come from the underlying normal distribution.

PDF
CDF
Mean
Standard deviation

Fitted line for the probability plot

The middle line of the probability plot uses the following x and y coordinate calculations.
Scale x coordinate y coordinate
Percent x
Probability x
Score x
In the table, and is the inverse CDF of the folded normal distribution with location μ / σ and scale parameter 1.

Notation

TermDescription
μLocation parameter
σScale parameter
Standard normal PDF