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A specially scaled graph paper which is so constructed that the graph of the [[Normal distribution|normal distribution]] function is represented on it by a straight line. This is achieved by varying the scale of the vertical axis (see Fig.). This  "rectification"  property is the principle of verification whether or not a given sample is drawn from a normal distribution: If the empirical distribution function, plotted on probability graph paper, approximates a straight line, it may be reliably concluded that the population out of which the sample has been chosen has approximately a normal distribution. The advantage of this method consists in the fact that normality of a distribution may be deduced from a sample without knowledge of the parameters of the hypothetical distribution. The straight line represents the normal distribution function with average 100 and standard deviation 8.
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A specially scaled graph paper which is so constructed that the graph of the [[normal distribution]] function is represented on it by a straight line. This is achieved by varying the scale of the vertical axis (see Fig.). This  "rectification"  property is the principle of verification whether or not a given sample is drawn from a normal distribution: If the empirical distribution function, plotted on probability graph paper, approximates a straight line, it may be reliably concluded that the population out of which the sample has been chosen has approximately a normal distribution. The advantage of this method consists in the fact that normality of a distribution may be deduced from a sample without knowledge of the parameters of the hypothetical distribution. The straight line represents the normal distribution function with average 100 and standard deviation 8.
  
 
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<table><TR><TD valign="top">[1]</TD> <TD valign="top">  N. Arley,  K.R. Buch,  "Introduction to the theory of probability and statistics" , Wiley  (1950)</TD></TR><TR><TD valign="top">[2]</TD> <TD valign="top">  W.J. Dixon,  F.J. Massey,  "Introduction to statistical analysis" , McGraw-Hill  (1957)</TD></TR></table>
 
<table><TR><TD valign="top">[1]</TD> <TD valign="top">  N. Arley,  K.R. Buch,  "Introduction to the theory of probability and statistics" , Wiley  (1950)</TD></TR><TR><TD valign="top">[2]</TD> <TD valign="top">  W.J. Dixon,  F.J. Massey,  "Introduction to statistical analysis" , McGraw-Hill  (1957)</TD></TR></table>
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A specially scaled graph paper which is so constructed that the graph of the normal distribution function is represented on it by a straight line. This is achieved by varying the scale of the vertical axis (see Fig.). This "rectification" property is the principle of verification whether or not a given sample is drawn from a normal distribution: If the empirical distribution function, plotted on probability graph paper, approximates a straight line, it may be reliably concluded that the population out of which the sample has been chosen has approximately a normal distribution. The advantage of this method consists in the fact that normality of a distribution may be deduced from a sample without knowledge of the parameters of the hypothetical distribution. The straight line represents the normal distribution function with average 100 and standard deviation 8.

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[1] N. Arley, K.R. Buch, "Introduction to the theory of probability and statistics" , Wiley (1950)
[2] W.J. Dixon, F.J. Massey, "Introduction to statistical analysis" , McGraw-Hill (1957)


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Probability graph paper. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Probability_graph_paper&oldid=53930
This article was adapted from an original article by A.V. Prokhorov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article