what is the "bell-shaped curve" dealing with government?

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mTiNkErBeLlm

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we are learning about some way to categorize stuff in gov and i have no idea wth the bell-shaped curve is supposed to be =/ please help! links are helpful too =] ty so much
 
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davidh

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The bell shaped curve is called the Normal Distribution or the Gaussian Distribution. It's used in all different types of measurement. When a measured quantity is affected by random error, the result is a bell shaped curve. The average is at the center of the distribution, How wide the bell is depends on the standard deviation. Take a look at this link.

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/algtrig/ATS2/NormalLesson.htm
 
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davidh

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The bell shaped curve is called the Normal Distribution or the Gaussian Distribution. It's used in all different types of measurement. When a measured quantity is affected by random error, the result is a bell shaped curve. The average is at the center of the distribution, How wide the bell is depends on the standard deviation. Take a look at this link.

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/algtrig/ATS2/NormalLesson.htm
 
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