Definition: Continuous frequency distribution of infinite range. Its properties are as follows: 1, continuous, symmetrical distribution with both tails extending to infinity; 2, arithmetic mean, mode, and median identical; and 3, shape completely determined by the mean and standard deviation.
IM GEN only; coord NIM with specific disease or other concept (IM); no qualif; specify geog if pertinent
Other names Gaussian Distribution; Normal Distributions; Distributions, Normal; Distribution, Normal; Distribution, Gaussian