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Bell Curve

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Young scholars explain normal distribution of a measurable characteristic within a group of objects. They create two graphs (one for each type of Hershey's Kiss) with increments of measurement on the X-axes and number of measurements on the Y-axes.

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3rd - 5th
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Math
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