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R Software Modulerwasp_fitdistrnorm.wasp
Title produced by softwareMaximum-likelihood Fitting - Normal Distribution
Date of computationFri, 13 Nov 2009 06:59:24 -0700
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Tables (Output of Computation)





Summary of computational transaction
Raw Inputview raw input (R code)
Raw Outputview raw output of R engine
Computing time1 seconds
R Server'Gwilym Jenkins' @ 72.249.127.135

\begin{tabular}{lllllllll}
\hline
Summary of computational transaction \tabularnewline
Raw Input & view raw input (R code)  \tabularnewline
Raw Output & view raw output of R engine  \tabularnewline
Computing time & 1 seconds \tabularnewline
R Server & 'Gwilym Jenkins' @ 72.249.127.135 \tabularnewline
\hline
\end{tabular}
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[TABLE]
[ROW][C]Summary of computational transaction[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Raw Input[/C][C]view raw input (R code) [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Raw Output[/C][C]view raw output of R engine [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Computing time[/C][C]1 seconds[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]R Server[/C][C]'Gwilym Jenkins' @ 72.249.127.135[/C][/ROW]
[/TABLE]
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Summary of computational transaction
Raw Inputview raw input (R code)
Raw Outputview raw output of R engine
Computing time1 seconds
R Server'Gwilym Jenkins' @ 72.249.127.135






ParameterEstimated ValueStandard Deviation
mean7.186885245901640.0841823761410924
standard deviation0.6574853759730190.059525929025763

\begin{tabular}{lllllllll}
\hline
Parameter & Estimated Value & Standard Deviation \tabularnewline
mean & 7.18688524590164 & 0.0841823761410924 \tabularnewline
standard deviation & 0.657485375973019 & 0.059525929025763 \tabularnewline
\hline
\end{tabular}
%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=56636&T=1

[TABLE]
[ROW][C]Parameter[/C][C]Estimated Value[/C][C]Standard Deviation[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]mean[/C][C]7.18688524590164[/C][C]0.0841823761410924[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]standard deviation[/C][C]0.657485375973019[/C][C]0.059525929025763[/C][/ROW]
[/TABLE]
Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=56636&T=1

Globally Unique Identifier (entire table): ba.freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=56636&T=1

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The GUIDs for individual cells are displayed in the table below:

ParameterEstimated ValueStandard Deviation
mean7.186885245901640.0841823761410924
standard deviation0.6574853759730190.059525929025763


Figures (Output of Computation)

Input Parameters & R Code

Parameters (Session):
Parameters (R input):
par1 = 8 ; par2 = 0 ;
R code (references can be found in the software module):
library(MASS)
par1 <- as.numeric(par1)
if (par2 == '0') par2 = 'Sturges' else par2 <- as.numeric(par2)
x <- as.ts(x) #otherwise the fitdistr function does not work properly
r <- fitdistr(x,'normal')
r
bitmap(file='test1.png')
myhist<-hist(x,col=par1,breaks=par2,main=main,ylab=ylab,xlab=xlab,freq=F)
curve(1/(r$estimate[2]*sqrt(2*pi))*exp(-1/2*((x-r$estimate[1])/r$estimate[2])^2),min(x),max(x),add=T)
dev.off()
load(file='createtable')
a<-table.start()
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Parameter',1,TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,'Estimated Value',1,TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,'Standard Deviation',1,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'mean',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r$estimate[1])
a<-table.element(a,r$sd[1])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'standard deviation',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,r$estimate[2])
a<-table.element(a,r$sd[2])
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.end(a)
table.save(a,file='mytable.tab')