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The central limit theorem started as a bar trick for 18th-century gamblers. Now scientists rely on it every day.

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Corin Cesaric-Epple is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...