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standard normal random variable

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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A random variable whose probability distribution is a standard normal distribution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, probability-theory, sciences, statistics

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  • 2016, Maria Dolores Ugarte, Ana F. Militino, Alan T. Arnholt, Probability and Statistics with R, 2nd Edition, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 297, A normal random variable with μ = 0 and σ = 1, often denoted Z, is called a standard normal random variable. [...] Further, any normal random variable can be converted to a standard normal random variable using (4.25).

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