SOLUTION: Variables such as height and weight are generally assumed to be normally distributed (for example, population data would take the shape of a normal curve). Discuss at least two sam

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Question 687089: Variables such as height and weight are generally assumed to be normally distributed (for example, population data would take the shape of a normal curve). Discuss at least two samples in which you would not expect this to be true. Make sure you explain how the shape of the curve would differ from the norm and why it would differ.
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Variables such as height and weight are generally assumed to be normally distributed (for example, population data would take the shape of a normal curve). Discuss at least two samples in which you would not expect this to be true. Make sure you explain how the shape of the curve would differ from the norm and why it would differ.
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Variables such as time and height of a baseball above the ground
would have the shape of a parabola opening downward.
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Variables such as salary and age would be skewed to the right.
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Cheers,
Stan H.