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Normal distribution

Probability density function:

f(x)=1σ2πe(xμ)22σ2 with μ the mean of the distribution and σ the standard deviation

Cumulative distribution function:

F(x)=x1σ2πe(yμ)22σ2dy=xμσ12πez22dz=12[1+erf(xμσ2)] with erf being the error function.

Log-likelihood function:

L(μ,σ;X)=i[12ln(2π)ln(σ)12σ2(Xiμ)2]

Score function vector:

V(μ,σ;X)=(LμLσ)=i(Xiμσ2(Xiμ)2σ2σ3)

Observed information matrix:

J(μ,σ;X)=(2Lμ22Lμσ2Lσμ2Lσ2)=i(1σ22(Xiμ)σ32(Xiμ)σ33(Xiμ)2σ2σ4)