Y = lognpdf(X,mu,sigma) returns values at X of the lognormal pdf with distribution parameters mu and sigma. mu and sigma are the mean and standard deviation, respectively, of the associated normal distribution. X, mu, and sigma can be vectors, matrices, or multidimensional arrays that all have the same size, which is also the size of Y. A scalar input for X, mu, or sigma is expanded to a constant array with the same dimensions as the other inputs.

The lognormal pdf is

The normal and lognormal distributions are closely related. If X is distributed lognormally with parameters µ and σ, then log(X) is distributed normally with mean µ and standard deviation σ.

The mean m and variance v of a lognormal random variable are functions of µ and σ that can be calculated with the lognstat function. They are:

A lognormal distribution with mean m and variance v has parameters

The lognormal distribution is applicable when the quantity of interest must be positive, since log(X) exists only when X is positive.

Examples

x = (0:0.02:10);
y = lognpdf(x,0,1);
plot(x,y); grid;
xlabel('x'); ylabel('p')

References

[1] Mood, A. M., F. A. Graybill, and D. C. Boes. Introduction to the Theory of Statistics. 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill, 1974. pp. 540–541.

lognpdf - Lognormal probability density function

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