Matching Temperature Data to a Normal Distribution
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The temperature data for London over the summers from 1976 to 2010 is plotted as a histogram. Choose parameters to match a normal distribution curve to the histogram.
Contributed by: Trevor Cole (March 2011)
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"Matching Temperature Data to a Normal Distribution"
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Published: March 7 2011
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