ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Zeta distribution

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard of a bell curve? You know, that wiggly line that shows up on tests or when people talk about what is "average"? The Zeta distribution is kind of like a cousin of the bell curve.

Basically, the Zeta distribution helps us understand how often certain events happen. Let's say we want to figure out how often people buy a certain product on a website. The Zeta distribution can help us make a graph that shows how many people buy the product a certain number of times.

But why do we need the Zeta distribution? Well, sometimes things don't always follow the nice, smooth curve of a bell curve. The Zeta distribution helps us understand when things are more spread out or happen less frequently than we might expect.

So, in summary, the Zeta distribution helps us understand how often things happen and make graphs to show that information. It's like a cousin of the bell curve that helps when things aren't super predictable.