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The simplest case of a normal distribution is known as the standard normal distribution or unit normal distribution. This is a special case when and , and it is described by this probability density function (or density): The variable has a mean of 0 and a variance and standard deviation of 1.
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban,[a] 1st Lord Verulam, PC (/ ˈbeɪkən /; [5] 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued the importance of natural philosophy, guided by scientific method, and his works remained ...