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Re:Bell-Curve Opinions on Engineering by photochemsyn on Sunday July 03, 2022 @10:07PM (#31972797)
I thought this article was going to be about normal distributions and sigma factors in engineering, maybe a bit on the central limit theorem...

https://www.thoughtco.com/bell-curve-normal-distribution-def...

https://news.mit.edu/2012/explained-sigma-0209

One thing to keep in mind, when looking at complex topics like expert vs. beginner opinions and so on:

> "When You Shouldn't Use the Bell Curve: There are some types of data that don't follow a normal distribution pattern. These data sets shouldn't be forced to try to fit a bell curve. A classic example would be student grades, which often have two modes. Other types of data that don't follow the curve include income, population growth, and mechanical failures."

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