Instead of the typical
bell-shaped curve, the fossil record shows a fat-tailed distribution, with extreme, outlier, events occurring with higher-than-expected probability.
From the 20 (62.5% of the total sample) boys displaying
bell-shaped curves during voiding in standing position, 16 also displayed a
bell-shaped curve during voiding in sitting position (see Table 2).
In valuing the first property, the appraiser estimated a standard deviation of $100,000 and assumed a normal
bell-shaped curve distribution.
This was contrary to the previously reported pH profile wherein the hydrolysis followed a
bell-shaped curve with the maxima at pH 9.0 [18].
This means that instead of a one-size-fits-all approach aimed toward those at the center of the
bell-shaped curve, companies can understand and reach out to the customers on either end of the curve, who were once underserved.
The men's histogram looks like a
bell-shaped curve whereas the women's is a multimodal curve.
The models examined include general systems theory, attachment theory, the stages of change model, the normal or
bell-shaped curve, and hierarchies and inverted hierarchies.
This is probably a
bell-shaped curve, so an agreed-upon cut point will be required.
The
bell-shaped curve of intelligence suggests only two percent of students can achieve straight A grades and score in the 98th percentile on the SAT/ACT.
The
bell-shaped curve of income distribution seems to have disappeared, and in its place a barbell or hourglass-shaped distribution curve has appeared as the bifurcation of consumers is creating a noticeable shift in the economy and, in particular, in retailing.
Elementary statistics stipulates that the
bell-shaped curve is valid for a large sample over time, since this configuration reflects the general population.
It has always seemed to me that just about everything good or bad can be described by a
bell-shaped curve. Of course, horrible accidents and abductions occur in the tail of that curve--they are rare and anomalous.
