The Normal Probability Density Function f (x) is defined by:

2
1 (x)
1
2
2

e
(1)
f (x|, ) =
2 2
The estimate of the regression line of some statistical
data is given by y = a + bx, where:
b=

Pn
Pn
Pn
(x
y
)

(
x
)(
i
i
i
i=1
i=1
i=1 yi )
Pn
Pn
2
2
n i=1 xi ( i=1 xi )

(2)