StatsCenter: John Madden Explains Normal Distribution #shorts

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Hello, Stats fans. What's up? [screaming] And welcome to the most normal edition of Stat Center. Except for that moment. I'm your host, high-pitched voice man Robert Adoot with yaymath.org. And by normal, I mean we're talking about normal distribution or the normal curve as it's also known. The 40-yard dash is one of the most scrutinized events at the NFL combine. What's the best way to analyze all these times? Joining us tonight for more insight is a man who is no stranger to the NFL or normaly for that matter. Football legend John Madden. John, welcome to Stat Center. >> Oh yeah, you know, uh, you know, pleasure's all mine, Robert. Now, >> now John, one of the most common and important distributions for continuous data is called the normal distribution. Give us the rundown. >> Yeah, you know, uh, run with this, Robert. The normal distribution or normal curve is unimodal meaning it has you know one clear peak. It's also symmetric looking the same on the left and you know over here on the right side based on its appearance. Yeah, you could see why it's also called the bell curve. Dingdong. Now, the mean of the normal distribution is going to be at the middle. And since it's the most frequently occurring, it's also going to be the mode. Correct. >> As clear as my 112 career wins. Boom.