Bell Curve
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078760 |
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| Authors | Alex Bierman (0000-0003-2573-0969, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-1 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosb013 |
| OpenAlex | W4246213138 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
The bell curve, also known as the normal distribution, provides a foundation for the majority of statistical procedures currently used in sociology. It can be thought of as a histogram of a continuous variable, but with such fine distinctions between outcomes that it is not possible to differentiate individual bars, so that the histogram appears to be a smooth line in the shape of a bell. Beneath this line are 100 percent of the possible outcomes, with the x ‐axis describing the range of possible outcomes and the y ‐axis describing the proportion or probability for each outcome
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| Highly cited | No |
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