Bell curve
A bell curve, also known as a normal distribution, is often used to visualize a probability density of a continuous data set.
The demo below displays a distribution based on samples of students and their IQ using a bell curve chart type. The IQ data used in this demo looks like a normal distribution.
Good to know
Pros:
- An excellent chart type for statistics to analyze economic and financial data.
- Help to identify different groups following a specific ranking such as high, average, and low.
Cons:
- Categorizing people skills, performance, or grades in groups as poor, average, and good.
- Basic statistics knowledge is required to gain insight from the data.