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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Vikas Thakur, How competitions are different from exams and the importance of the 'Bell Curve' for success in competition

 
 

How competitions are different from exams and the importance of the 'Bell Curve' for success in competitions

You need to understand that in any competition, very few students get 0 marks or 100 marks. A large number of students get marks in a range close to the average marks.

Bell Curve

"Bell Curve" is the shape of the graph that you'll see if you plot the marks students get in any exam or competition.

Without boring you with details of Statistics and Probability theory (branches of Mathematics), let me just say this: The "Bell Curve" tells us that most will get marks that are close to the average and fewer people will get marks that are high or low.

The real importance of "Bell Curve" is that it tells us that since very few people get very high marks, a difference of say just "a few marks out of 100" will make a big difference in your rank.

A Few Marks Make a Big Difference

For example, in the CAT (MBA entrance exam), the difference between someone who does not get interview call and some who gets his or her first choice could be as small as a few marks only out of 100. Or, "each mark counts" and you probably know this from common sense, but not knowing the science behind it, most people lack the confidence necessary to take strong actions (such as good coaching or using a mind machine).

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