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Meaning of normal distribution | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌnɔɹməl ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuʃən

Definitions

Any of a family of continuous probability distributions such that the probability density function is the Gaussian function

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Examples

“φ_(μ,σ²)(x)=1/(σ√),e²)/(2σ²))=1/σφ((x-μ)/σ), x∈ℝ.”
“It begins with the normal distribution, which is the limiting form of the sample sum over an arbitrary population.”
“The normal distribution is the backbone of traditional statistics. We learn very early in our statistics training that the distribution of sample means, regardless of the shape of the parent distribution, approaches a normal distribution as the sample size increases.”
“The development of the general theories of the normal distributions began with the work of de Moivre (1733, 1738) in his studies of approximations to certain binomial distributions for large positive integer n > 0.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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