In the graph below, a normal distribution is shaped like a bell, hence its nickname the bell curve, with the middle of the curve representing the mean.

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When and why do you use lognormal distribution or normal distribution for analyzing securities? Lognormal for stocks, normal for portfolio returns.

The bell curve has been pushed far to the right as income concentrates in upper strata households, even as the value of middle incomes have fallen.

When it comes to finance, ‘normal’ data is actually pretty weird Real-world data doesn’t always follow a neat curve.

The frequency distribution is shown in a column chart. Note, you can choose a line chart, bar graph or XY Scatter chart, if those suit your data presentation better.