Bell curves plot data based on static datasets or constants, when in reality, data is dynamic. As a result, some points may move between standard deviations depending on when the data was taken.

The bell curve model limits the quantity of people at the top and also reduces incentives to the highest rating. Given the arbitrary five-scale rating and the fact that most people are 2,3,4 rated ...

A bell curve indicates that about 68% of the data lies within one standard deviation, about 95% of the data lies within two standard deviations, and about 99.7% of the data lies within three ...

Vince has a problem. His company has a new policy that forces managers to evaluate their employees on a bell curve. Vince doesn't want to follow the policy, but what else can he do?

But when I4CP asked respondents how many had a "forced distribution," a wonky H.R. term for a bell curve, it found similar numbers. Fifty-four percent used the practice in 2009, but two years ...

In about 1,000 words, the AP attempts to chart the bell curve of coolness. You have “cool” ... Also me, for attempting to plot out coolness on a bell curve). Has no one seen High Fidelity?

For decades, teachers, managers and parents have assumed that the performance of students and employees fits what's known as the bell curve — in most activities, we expect a few people to be ...