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Chapter 2: Q. 12 (page 138)

R2.12 Assessing Normality A Normal probability plot of a set of data is shown here. Would you say that these measurements are approximately Normally distributed? Why or why not?

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These data aren't delivered in a properly distributed manner.

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01

Concept Introduction

A normal distribution, as the name implies, has an equal distribution of values both above and below the mean.

If the mean, mode, and median are all equal, the population has a perfectly normal distribution.

02

Explanation 

Normal probability plots will have a roughly linear pattern (points will lie on a line), which means the data will be approximately normally distributed.

Therefore, the measurements will not be approximately normally distributed.

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