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R Software Modulerwasp_fitdistrnorm.wasp
Title produced by softwareMaximum-likelihood Fitting - Normal Distribution
Date of computationMon, 15 Oct 2012 12:47:56 -0400
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-     [Maximum-likelihood Fitting - Normal Distribution] [Intrinsic Motivat...] [2010-10-12 11:57:21] [b98453cac15ba1066b407e146608df68]
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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 time2 seconds
R Server'Gertrude Mary Cox' @ cox.wessa.net

\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 & 2 seconds \tabularnewline
R Server & 'Gertrude Mary Cox' @ cox.wessa.net \tabularnewline
\hline
\end{tabular}
%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=177452&T=0

[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]2 seconds[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]R Server[/C][C]'Gertrude Mary Cox' @ cox.wessa.net[/C][/ROW]
[/TABLE]
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The GUIDs for individual cells are displayed in the table below:

Summary of computational transaction
Raw Inputview raw input (R code)
Raw Outputview raw output of R engine
Computing time2 seconds
R Server'Gertrude Mary Cox' @ cox.wessa.net






ParameterEstimated ValueStandard Deviation
mean23.10204081632650.302526428404267
standard deviation2.994858846179250.213918489012804

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Parameter & Estimated Value & Standard Deviation \tabularnewline
mean & 23.1020408163265 & 0.302526428404267 \tabularnewline
standard deviation & 2.99485884617925 & 0.213918489012804 \tabularnewline
\hline
\end{tabular}
%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=177452&T=1

[TABLE]
[ROW][C]Parameter[/C][C]Estimated Value[/C][C]Standard Deviation[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]mean[/C][C]23.1020408163265[/C][C]0.302526428404267[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]standard deviation[/C][C]2.99485884617925[/C][C]0.213918489012804[/C][/ROW]
[/TABLE]
Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=177452&T=1

Globally Unique Identifier (entire table): ba.freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=177452&T=1

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

ParameterEstimated ValueStandard Deviation
mean23.10204081632650.302526428404267
standard deviation2.994858846179250.213918489012804


Figures (Output of Computation)

Input Parameters & R Code

Parameters (Session):
par1 = 8 ; par2 = 20 ;
Parameters (R input):
par1 = 8 ; par2 = 20 ;
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')