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Data & Analytics · Foundational

Normal Distribution

A symmetric, bell-shaped continuous probability distribution fully described by its mean and standard deviation.

Definition

In a normal distribution the mean, median and mode are equal. Many statistical methods assume normality, and the central limit theorem explains why sample means tend toward it.

Exam tip

The mean, median and mode coincide only for symmetric distributions such as the normal.

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