A bell curve is a symmetric curve centered around the mean, or average, of all the data points being measured. The width of a bell curve is determined by the standard deviation—68% of the data ...

They simply maintain the bell curve. Most companies with formal reviews processes use some kind of rating system, whether 1 to 5, or O (Outstanding), V,G, etc. These scales are really more compact ...

The fact that an event has a low probability of occurring doesn’t mean it can’t happen. The likelihood of the great Black Monday fall in October 1987 stood at 3 in 100,000.

The probability that the U.S. economy will enter a recession within the next year has increased to 68.2% in April. That's the greatest level since late 1982, according to the Federal Reserve ...

It should be noted, however, that this recession indicator has flashed above 70% two other times since the yield curve first became inverted in October 2022, and the U.S. has not gone into a ...