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Why does most data follow normal distribution?
It is the most important probability distribution in statistics because it fits many natural phenomena. For example, heights, blood pressure, measurement error, and IQ scores follow the normal distribution.
Why do things follow a bell curve?
Bell curves appear when you look at a collection of events, where each event depends on random “things” adding up. Bell curves have that shape because it’s usually hard for every “thing” do go perfectly well (or perfectly wrong) so as to give extreme values.
Why do we use normal distribution?
To find the probability of observations in a distribution falling above or below a given value. To find the probability that a sample mean significantly differs from a known population mean. To compare scores on different distributions with different means and standard deviations.
What does a normal bell curve represent?
A bell curve is a graph depicting the normal distribution, which has a shape reminiscent of a bell. The top of the curve shows the mean, mode, and median of the data collected. Its standard deviation depicts the bell curve’s relative width around the mean.
How does normality of data affect the analysis of data?
For the continuous data, test of the normality is an important step for deciding the measures of central tendency and statistical methods for data analysis. When our data follow normal distribution, parametric tests otherwise nonparametric methods are used to compare the groups.
How do you find the normal distribution with a bell curve?
If we plot the probability distribution and it forms a bell-shaped curve and the mean, mode, and median of the sample are equal then the variable has normal distribution. This is an example of a normal distribution bell-shaped curve: It is important to understand and estimate the probability distribution of your target variable.
What is an important feature of the normal curve?
An important feature of the normal curve is that percentiles are completely determined by the standardized scores. Table 8.1 on in Chapter 8 in the textbook (page 175) shows the standard scores that align with various percentiles.
What does a perfectly normal distribution look like?
For a perfectly normal distribution the mean, median and mode will be the same value, visually represented by the peak of the curve. The normal distribution is often called the bell curve because the graph of its probability density looks like a bell.
What is the importance of normal distribution in statistics?
This characteristic of the distribution makes it extremely simple for statisticians and hence any variable that exhibits normal distribution is feasible to be forecasted with higher accuracy. Essentially, it can help in simplying the model.