{"height":"190","categories":["Basics of the Normal Distribution"],"url":"https://chaos-r.hatenadiary.jp/entry/2026/02/06/013500","provider_name":"Hatena Blog","author_url":"https://blog.hatena.ne.jp/chaos_kiyono/","provider_url":"https://hatena.blog","type":"rich","width":"100%","version":"1.0","title":"Where Does the Normal Distribution Come From?","blog_title":"Ken-Chaos\u2019s Random Notes on R","author_name":"chaos_kiyono","description":"The normal distribution appears everywhere in statistics and the natural sciences. When we talk about averages and variability, many statistical methods\u2014such as t-tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA)\u2014are built on the assumption that data follow this distribution. But why is this particular shape t\u2026","published":"2026-02-06 01:35:00","blog_url":"https://chaos-r.hatenadiary.jp/","html":"<iframe src=\"https://hatenablog-parts.com/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchaos-r.hatenadiary.jp%2Fentry%2F2026%2F02%2F06%2F013500\" title=\"Where Does the Normal Distribution Come From? - Ken-Chaos\u2019s Random Notes on R\" class=\"embed-card embed-blogcard\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; height: 190px; max-width: 500px; margin: 10px 0px;\"></iframe>","image_url":"https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/c/chaos_kiyono/20251109/20251109152406.png"}