The heights of people in a population often follow a Gaussian distribution, with most individuals having heights around the average, and fewer people being significantly taller or shorter.
Gaussian distribution = a common statistical distribution that is also called normal distribution or a bell curve
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In statistics, the Gaussian distribution is frequently used in the social sciences due to its descriptive power for a variety of naturally occurring phenomena.
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Standardized test results generally have a Gaussian distribution, allowing educators to easily identify students who performed exceptionally well or poorly compared to the average.
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"It's a Gaussian distribution," Wu said.
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Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park, 1993
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You see here we have a normal Gaussian distribution for the animal population. It shows that most of the animals cluster around an average central value, and a few are either larger or smaller than the average, at the tails of the curve.
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Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park, 1993