Why Our Height Is Gaussian Distributed But Our Money Is Not
November 6th, 5:15pm
Location:United Technologies Conference Room (At the back of Gunness Student Center)
Location:United Technologies Conference Room (At the back of Gunness Student Center)
It is well known that many human characteristics (such as height and weight) follow the normal curve. It has also been discovered that many societal characteristics (such as city size, individual wealth, or even word usage frequency) follows a different curve called the power law. We will try to explain why.
