The Bell Curve

1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray
Place written_work Q575800
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The Bell Curve

Summary

The Bell Curve is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,556 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bell Curve authored Richard Herrnstein[3].
  • The Bell Curve authored Charles Murray[4].
  • The Bell Curve's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • The Bell Curve was published by Free Press[6].
  • The Bell Curve's genre is essay[7].
  • normal distribution is named after The Bell Curve[8].
  • The Bell Curve's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Bell Curve's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Bell Curve was released on January 1, 1994[11].
  • The Bell Curve's has edition or translation is recorded as The Bell Curve[12].
  • The Bell Curve's main subject is intelligence[13].
  • The Bell Curve's main subject is Human intelligence[14].
  • The Bell Curve's main subject is race and intelligence[15].
  • The Bell Curve's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Bell Curve'}[16].

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Designation and Status

The Bell Curve's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

History and Context

normal distribution is named after The Bell Curve[8].

Why It Matters

The Bell Curve ranks in the top 1% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,556 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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