Definition Of A Bell Curve. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Fifth Edition. A curve resembling the outline of a flared bell usually representing a normal. This is the center of the curve where it is at its highest. Also called bell-shaped curve.
2Meaning that everything evens out over time. Definition of bell curve. A bell curve is symmetric. The bell curve is a statistical concept that is designed to establish a normal distribution. It slopes downward from a point in the middle corresponding to the mean value or the maximum probability. Copyright 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Bell curves also called Gaussian distributions and normal distributions are so-called because the line resembles a bell.
A symmetrical bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of values frequencies or probabilities of a set of data. Copyright 2005 1997 1991 by. The typically symmetrical curve of a normal distribution resembling the profile of a bell. A curve resembling the outline of a flared bell usually representing a normal. The bell curve is perhaps the only method that can be used by the organization to manage leniency and strictness of managers ratings. It is a statistical law that under a normal curve 68 of scores will lie between -1 and 1 standard deviation 95 of scores will lie between -2 and 2 standard deviations and 99 percent of scores will fall between -3 and 3 standard deviations.