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The variation in the values of a one-dimensional data set. There are a number of readily recognized, possible distributions known to statistics, each with mathematical definitions. Statisticians may endeavor to find whether a dataset is a good fit to any of the recognized distributions. Some examples include

• bimodal
• Boltzmann chi-squared
• general normal
• Gaussian or standard normal (bell-shaped curve)
• normal
• Poisson
• student's t.

See related terms: Boltzmann probability distribution,  one-dimensional seismic data,  Poisson distribution,  sequential Gaussian simulation