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Chapter 1: Q 3.1. (page 39)

Many people believe that the distribution of IQ scores follows a “bell curve,” like the one shown in the margin. But is this really how such scores are distributed? The IQ scores of 60 fifth-grade students chosen at random from one school are shown below.

Construct a histogram that displays the distribution of IQ scores effectively

Short Answer

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The histogram is shaped like a bell. As a result, it's safe to assume that the distribution is roughly normal.

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01

Given information

The given Data set is

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10114213412411210913411381113
12394100136109131117110127124
106124115133116102127117109137
117901031141391011221059789
10210811012811411211410282101
02

Concept

Shape: The peak of the dot plot is at This means that during that season, the team's most common number of goals scored in games (known as the mode) was The United States women's soccer team scored between one and five goals in the majority of its games. The distribution, however, has a large tail to the right.

03

Explanation

Graph:

A histogram for the provided distribution of IQ scores could be constructed as:

The above-constructed histogram is bell-shaped. Thus, it implies that the distribution is approximately normal.

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