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The Normal Curve and Galton's Board

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Visit this site: http://ptrow.com/articles/Galton_June_07.htm
Author:Paul Trow
Description: Describes a mechanical device, invented by the nineteenth-century mathematician Francis Galton, that illustrates the Central Limit Theorem, by showing how a binomial distribution approximates a normal distribution.
Levels: High School (9-12), College
Languages: English
Resource Types: Articles
Math Topics: Statistics

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