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Explaining the reasons why Gaussian distribution is so successful and widely used probability distribution

Member-only story Explaining the reasons why Gaussian distribution is so successful and widely used probability distribution 9 min read Jun 20, 2019 -- What is so special about normal probability distribution? Why so many data science and machine learning articles revolve around normal probability distribution? The world of machine learning and data science revolves around the concepts of probability distributions and the core of the probability distribution concept is focused on Normal distributions. This article illustrates what normal distribution is and why it is widely used, in…

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