bell curvein a sentence
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The heights of people in a population are typically graphed as a bell curve, with most individuals having heights around the average, and fewer people being significantly taller or shorter.
bell curve = the shape of a common statistical distribution which, when graphed, forms a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve
- In statistics, a bell curve is frequently seen in the social sciences due to its descriptive power for a variety of naturally occurring phenomena.
- Standardized test results generally graph as a bell curve, allowing educators to easily identify students who performed exceptionally well or poorly compared to the average.
- The cover sheet plotted a rough-looking bell curve of speed solutions, and below it was the noise prediction curve.† (source)
- He drew a bell curve on his office pad, suggesting that Brett's somnambulism would reach a peak, hold for a while, then begin to taper off.† (source)
- Colin saw the Dumper/Dumpee dichotomy on a bell curve.† (source)
- Hence the bell curve: The majority of people fall somewhere close to the vertical dividing line with the occasional statistical outlier (e.g., me) representing a tiny percentage of overall individuals.† (source)