Bell-Shaped: A histogram with a prominent 'mound' in the center and similar tapering to the left and right. One indication of this shape is that the data is unimodal – meaning that the data has a single mode, identified by the 'peak' of the curve.

What does bell-shaped data mean?

A normal distribution, sometimes called the bell curve, is a distribution that occurs naturally in many situations. ... This creates a distribution that resembles a bell (hence the nickname). The bell curve is symmetrical. Half of the data will fall to the left of the mean; half will fall to the right.

What histogram resembles a bell shape?

Approximately Normal – Histogram: This is a sample of size 50 from a normal distribution, plotted out as a histogram. The histogram looks somewhat bell-shaped, indicating normality.