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<blockquote data-quote="Burrito" data-source="post: 803517" data-attributes="member: 72439">But are they?Staying with the political theme..Think of a county with 4 relevant political parties...&nbsp; so while the distribution could be mapped in two groups, it would be more accurate to depict it in four groups.&nbsp; But if you combined them to try to map it in just two dimensions, I&#039;d guess it would not be a normal distribution.&nbsp;&nbsp; It might actually end up kind of lopsided.&nbsp; Or...Global Climate ChangeIn the US, the percentage of the population that believes in it is far greater than those who do not.&nbsp; Listening to the political debate in the US, one might believe there is what may be approaching an equal distribution.&nbsp; But it&#039;s not even close.&nbsp; Nearly half of Americans are pretty sure climate change is real.&nbsp; But only about 7% are pretty sure it&#039;s not real.&nbsp; The rest aren&#039;t sure.&nbsp;&nbsp; [URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://e360.yale.edu/digest/americans-who-accept-climate-change-outnumber-those-who-dont-5-to-1[/URL]So....&nbsp; I think that thought distribution possibly often is not a &#039;normal distribution.&#039;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Burrito, post: 803517, member: 72439"] But are they? Staying with the political theme.. Think of a county with 4 relevant political parties... so while the distribution could be mapped in two groups, it would be more accurate to depict it in four groups. But if you combined them to try to map it in just two dimensions, I'd guess it would not be a normal distribution. It might actually end up kind of lopsided. Or... Global Climate Change In the US, the percentage of the population that believes in it is far greater than those who do not. Listening to the political debate in the US, one might believe there is what may be approaching an equal distribution. But it's not even close. Nearly half of Americans are pretty sure climate change is real. But only about 7% are pretty sure it's not real. The rest aren't sure. [SIZE=1][URL unfurl="true"]https://e360.yale.edu/digest/americans-who-accept-climate-change-outnumber-those-who-dont-5-to-1[/URL][/SIZE] So.... I think that thought distribution possibly often is not a 'normal distribution.' [/QUOTE]

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