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title: "Bunnies and Dragons: How to Explain the Central Limit Theorem – News from the Nest"
description: Normally, a video helps ring a bell for students trying to commit a lesson to memory. The CreatureCast video below explains the Central Limit Theorem in a fun and easy way to understand. The video applies the concept to measuring bunnies' weight and dragons' wingspan. If you're teaching a beginning statistics course, this video is…
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# [Bunnies and Dragons: How to Explain the Central Limit Theorem – News from the Nest](https://www.hawkeslearning.com/blog/bunnies-and-dragons-how-to-explain-the-central-limit-theorem)

 Written by [Hawkes Learning](https://www.hawkeslearning.com/blog/author/hawkes-learning) | Sep 25, 2015 4:00:00 AM

Normally, a video helps ring a bell for students trying to commit a lesson to memory. The CreatureCast video below explains the Central Limit Theorem in a fun and easy way to understand. The video applies the concept to measuring bunnies’ weight and dragons’ wingspan.

If you’re teaching a beginning statistics course, this video is a great resource to distribute to your students!

[Click here for more from Minitab’s blog.](https://blog.minitab.com/blog/michelle-paret/explaining-the-central-limit-theorem-with-bunnies-and-dragons-v2)

*The New York Times*. “Bunnies, Dragons and the ‘Normal’ World: Central Limit Theorem | The New York Times.” Online video clip. *YouTube*. YouTube, 24 Sept. 2013. Web. 25 Sept. 2015.

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