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Subject: Re: Gaussian Distribution vs Normal Distribution
Uh oh. I feel a big fight coming on now between the physicists who call it "Gaussian", the statisticians who call it "Normal" and the historians who point out that de Moivre, not Gauss, discovered it. -Rob "Leonard Mada" <discoleo@gmx.net> 02/11/2008 05:20 PM To office-comment@lists.oasis-open.org cc robert_weir@us.ibm.com Subject Gaussian Distribution vs Normal Distribution Hello all, Rob Weir wrote: >> "Standard error (standard deviation of the mean) of a data series >> assuming an equal distribution" > > I believe "assuming a normal distribution" is the typical wording. > In that case the standard error = StandardDeviation/Sqrt(N) > > -Rob I strongly suggest using within a standard document the more accurate and complete name: *gaussian distribution* instead of the often misleading *normal distribution* Many thanks, Leonard Mada -- Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/browser
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