bell curve

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It’s helpful to look at temperatures like a bell curve, rather than just the average which doesn’t reveal “hidden extremes,” said Princeton University climate scientist Gabe Vecchi.

From Seattle Times

Think back to the bell curve in math class — most of the data is clumped around the middle, with more extreme events on the edges as frequency trails off.

From Washington Post

But the examples in this book are at the very far end of the delusion bell curve, representing landmark cases in the history of psychology.

From Washington Post

To understand the impact of small changes to average temperatures, think of them as a bell curve with extreme cold and hot at either end, and the bulk of temperatures in the middle.

From BBC

The most infamous of these models is Charles Murray's book "The Bell Curve," in which he argues that intelligence and race are correlated – the implication being that most people of color are "naturally" somehow less intelligent.

From Salon