A Gentle Introduction to Calculating Normal Summary Statistics

A sample of data is a snapshot from a broader population of all possible observations that could be taken of a domain or generated by a process. Interestingly, many observations fit a common pattern or distribution called the normal distribution, or more formally, the Gaussian distribution. A lot is known about the Gaussian distribution, and as such, there are whole sub-fields of statistics and statistical methods that can be used with Gaussian data. In this tutorial, you will discover the Gaussian distribution, how to identify it, and how to calculate key summary statistics of data drawn from this distribution. A Gentle Introduction to Calculating Normal Summary Statistics Photo by John, some rights reserved.