distributions are like Hindu deities

Start with a normal distribution with mean μ and standard deviation σ.  You can observe such a thing begin to form with a simple pachinko board:  the balls tend to collect in the middle and less so further from the middle.

The standard normal distribution Z is invented to have mean zero and standard deviation 1.  You may standardize your normal data x with Z=(x-μ)/σ.

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