# Explain how rich people think

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 5, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-how-rich-people-think/974435 "2022-11-05T18:49:09Z")\
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> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> Why 0.00034%? Because that’s the definition of six standard deviations of a [normal distribution or bell curve](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution).

I’m still confused, but rather than hijack this thread further, I’ve opened a [new thread in FQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-help-where-do-the-six-sigma-numbers-come-from/974447).

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