Abstract
By now you should have grasped the principles that:
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The normal distribution curve depicts the distribution of chance occurrences round a mean.
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Some occurrences occur more frequently by chance than other occurrences.
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Each occurrence can be assigned a probability value, i.e. the likelihood of its occurring by chance.
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Burns, R.B., Dobson, C.B. (1981). Statistical significance. In: Experimental Psychology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7241-7_6
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