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Gaussian distribution comparison table

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statistical distribution statistical concept The range of variation of some quantity in a population, obtained by sampling many members of the population. For example, the statistical distribution of the height of American males could be obtained by sampling 10,000 randomly chosen males and counting the number of them within each range of heights. In cosmology, the distance between pairs of galaxies, averaged over a large number of galaxies, would constitute a statistical distribution.

Gaussian distribution statistical distribution A random distribution of initial conditions is often referred to as a Gaussian distribution. Also, a certain kind of bell-shaped curve is called a Gaussian.

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statistical distribution		statistical concept	The range of variation of some quantity in a population, obtained by sampling many members of the population. For example, the statistical distribution of the height of American males could be obtained by sampling 10,000 randomly chosen males and counting the number of them within each range of heights. In cosmology, the distance between pairs of galaxies, averaged over a large number of galaxies, would constitute a statistical distribution.
Gaussian distribution	statistical distribution		A random distribution of initial conditions is often referred to as a Gaussian distribution. Also, a certain kind of bell-shaped curve is called a Gaussian.

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