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Bimodal describes a [[distribution]] that seems to be a mixture of two basic distributions | '''Bimodal''' describes a [[distribution]] that seems to be a mixture of two basic distributions | ||
Examples often use two gaussian-ish humps, in part to point out these are not | |||
Examples of bimodal distributions often use two gaussian-ish humps, | |||
in part to point out these are not entirely separable, while still being pretty useful to us. | |||
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often comes up in cases where it's convenient to simplify into something with two distinct, clearly separated cases, | often comes up in cases where it's convenient to simplify into something with two distinct, clearly separated cases, | ||
and more so in cases where that is a simplification with problems. | and more so in cases where that is a simplification with problems. | ||
...or, more generally, a '''multimodal distribution''' that is made of two ''or more''. | |||
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This comes up less as the same sort of mistake, because binary thinking was less | |||
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See also: | |||
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimodal_distribution | |||
Latest revision as of 17:31, 20 January 2024
Bimodal describes a distribution that seems to be a mixture of two basic distributions
Examples of bimodal distributions often use two gaussian-ish humps,
in part to point out these are not entirely separable, while still being pretty useful to us.
Pointing out that something is bimodal
often comes up in cases where it's convenient to simplify into something with two distinct, clearly separated cases,
and more so in cases where that is a simplification with problems.
...or, more generally, a multimodal distribution that is made of two or more.
See also: