Thursday, June 7, 2007

A Watery Histogram




A view of the side of an office building in Washington, DC after a rain shower.


What to look for:


Notice the water on the wall, leaking from the downspout.


Statistical Concept: A histogram showing the pattern of leaking water similar to the way a Galton board, also called Galton's Qunicunx or binomial board, is used to illustrate the binomial probability distribution, also a diffusion pattern demonstrating horizontal spread as the water seeps horizontally and down into the porous brick wall.

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