Michael-- You've got the order backwards. A normal distribution often emulates (to a certain degree of accuracy) the distribution of natural phenomena.
Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] On Dec 7, 2010, at 3:33 AM, michael sylvester wrote: > I was introduced to the idea that nature emulates a normal curve very early > in life.And that this principle will be found in the varieties of measurement > from intelligence to societal and cultural norms.A normal distribution is > really a statistical and academic delight. > Well with all that talk about objectivity on Tips,I suspect the same idea > could be applied to sub-populations whether they are students.working class > folks,and green color workers.According to this natural law,we should not > expect everyone to be objective.I suspect that tipsters fall about two > standards deviation above the mean than regular folks. > Just as Jesus allegedly said "the poor you will always have with you",random > samples of a variety of populations will attest that the non-objectivists > will be in the majority,for example,the Tea Party. > That's nature and life. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7033 or send a blank email to leave-7033-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
