Dictionary definition: bimodal distribution

Article: Bimodal distribution of tropical cyclogenesis in ...
Journal of Climate;  October 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... contrast, there is a distinct bimodal distribution in the number of tropical ... tropical storms show a distinct bimodal distribution with peaks in June and October ... subbasin with such a distinct bimodal distribution of NTS (Ballenzeig 1959 ...

Dictionary definition: bimodal distribution
A Dictionary of Statistics;      249 words ...bimodal distribution A distribution having two modes . A distribution with more than two modes is called multimodal; one with a single mode is called unimodal .

Article: Bimodal Distribution and Fluorescence Response of ...
Biophysical Journal;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... sensitive probes (Prodan, Laurdan, Nile Red, NBD lipids, etc.) in lipid bilayers allows us to suggest that the bimodal distribution in the lipid bilayer is probably a general feature of low-polar molecules with polar groups capable of H-bonding ...

Article: Studies from University of Illinois describe new findings in ...
Agriculture Week;  May 21, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... the sons into those groups. Bulls with a bimodal distribution were analyzed to determine the distribution ... grandsires (MGS) of the 2 groups of the bimodal distribution. The bimodal distribution may be a result of heterozygous sires or ...

Article: Evolution of the bimodal directional distribution of ocean wave
Journal of Physical Oceanography;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... The study shows that the bimodal distribution is a distinctive and persistent ... directions align closely, the bimodal distribution is symmetric about the wind ... is less homogeneous, the bimodal distribution is asymmetric. 1. Introduction ...

Article: Chemistry by cabal? (evaluation of research in British ...
Chemistry and Industry;  August 17, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... chemists, resulted in a bimodal distribution of rankings for chemistry ... for chemistry better than a bimodal distribution,' conclude Davies and Sabry ... wronged.' So how did the bimodal distribution come about? Davies and Sabry ...

Article: Oat Grain/Groat Size Ratios: A Physical Basis for Test Weight
Cereal Chemistry;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... size subpopulation in the apparent bimodal distribution. Deviations from the perfect bimodal distribution have been attributed to the presence ... oat grains and groats and applied bimodal distribution analysis to groat distributions ...