If you are on Ubuntu 18.10 and have the octave-statistics package installed, then try
octave:1> pkg load statistics octave:2> normcdf (0) ans = 0.50000 Packages are not loaded by default, is that the only issue you are having? https://wiki.octave.org/FAQ#I_have_installed_a_package_but_still_get_a_.22foo_undefined.22_error.3F ** Changed in: octave (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1840942 Title: Distribution functions missing from Octave To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/octave/+bug/1840942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs