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LogNormalDistribution

LogNormalDistribution[

,

]
represents a lognormal distribution derived from a normal distribution with mean

and standard deviation

.

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The lognormal distribution LogNormalDistribution[, ] is the distribution followed by the exponential of a normally distributed random variable.

LogNormalDistribution allows to be any real number and to be any positive real number.

LogNormalDistribution can be used with such functions as Mean, CDF and RandomReal. »

Basic Examples (2)

The mean and variance of a lognormal distribution:

Probability density function:

Applications (2)

Properties & Relations (2)

Possible Issues (2)

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