NTRUNCNORMSTDEV

Returns standard deviation of a specified truncated normal distribution.

Syntax

NTTRUNCNORMSTDEV(
    Min,
    Max,
    Mu,
    Sigma
)

Parameters

• Min is a lower limit of a support of the distribution $a$.
• Max is a upper limit of a support of the distribution $b$.
• Mu is a parameter the distribution $\mu$.
• Sigma is a parameter the distribution $\sigma(>0)$.

Remarks

• Restrictions of arguments:

$$a<b$$

Example

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	A	B
1	Data	Description
2	1	Value of parameter Min
3	4	Value of parameter Max
4	3	Value of parameter Mu
5	0.9	Value of parameter Sigma
6	Formula	Description (Result)
7	=NTTRUNCNORMSTDEV(A2,A3,A4,A5)	Standard deviation of the distribution for the terms above

See also

• NTRANDTRUNCNORM
• NTTRUNCNORMDIST
• NTTRUNCNORMINV
• NTTRUNCNORMKURT
• NTTRUNCNORMMEAN
• NTTRUNCNORMMOM
• NTTRUNCNORMPARAM
• NTTRUNCNORMSKEW
• Truncated normal distribution