Also known as the normal distribution, the term "bell curve" originates from the fact that the graph used to depict a normal distribution consists of a symmetrical bell-shaped curve.

The concept of the normal curve, also known as the Gaussian distribution or bell curve, is foundational in understanding how data is distributed in many natural phenomena. It's a pattern that ...

Beware The Bell-Shaped Curve, Wharton Prof Advises Mean-variance theory, like a lot of other fondly-held beliefs, has come into question since the financial crash in the fall of 2008.

While the curve itself still represents normal distribution, the statistical outcomes outside of the norm are actually higher, called “excess kurtosis.” Another limitation of bell curves is the ...

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In her column (Globe, Sept. 15), Esther Cepeda mentioned that a few teachers are substandard, but most are not. This is an illustration of the bell-shaped curve. In any large population such as ...

Origins of the IQ bell curve meme The discovery of normal distribution is sometimes attributed to French mathematician Abraham de Moivre in 1738, but credit is more often given to the man who ...

That normal bell-shaped curve is like a water balloon. Press it down and it flows forward in time. I’m not arguing that we should ignore flattening; far from it.