+
+## Usage
+
+```javascript
+var halfnormal = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal' );
+```
+
+#### halfnormal
+
+Half-normal distribution.
+
+```javascript
+var dist = halfnormal;
+// returns {...}
+```
+
+The namespace contains the following distribution functions:
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+- [`cdf( x, sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/cdf]: half-normal distribution cumulative distribution function.
+- [`logcdf( x, sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/logcdf]: evaluate the natural logarithm of the cumulative distribution function (CDF) for a half-normal distribution.
+- [`logpdf( x, sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/logpdf]: evaluate the natural logarithm of the probability density function (PDF) for a half-normal distribution.
+- [`mgf( t, sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/mgf]: half-normal distribution moment-generating function (MGF).
+- [`pdf( x, sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/pdf]: half-normal distribution probability density function (PDF).
+- [`quantile( p, sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/quantile]: half-normal distribution quantile function.
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+The namespace contains the following functions for calculating distribution properties:
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+- [`entropy( sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/entropy]: half-normal distribution differential entropy.
+- [`kurtosis( sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/kurtosis]: half-normal distribution excess kurtosis.
+- [`mean( sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/mean]: half-normal distribution expected value.
+- [`median( sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/median]: half-normal distribution median.
+- [`mode( sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/mode]: half-normal distribution mode.
+- [`skewness( sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/skewness]: half-normal distribution skewness.
+- [`stdev( sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/stdev]: half-normal distribution standard deviation.
+- [`variance( sigma )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/variance]: half-normal distribution variance.
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+The namespace contains a constructor function for creating a [half-normal][halfnormal-distribution] distribution object.
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+- [`HalfNormal( [sigma] )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal/ctor]: half-normal distribution constructor.
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+
+```javascript
+var HalfNormal = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/halfnormal' ).HalfNormal;
+
+var dist = new HalfNormal( 2.0 );
+
+var y = dist.pdf( 1.0 );
+// returns 0.3520653267642996
+```
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