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Chapter 2: Q.65 (page 134)

Runners’ heart rates The figure below is a Normal probability plot of the heart rates of 200male runners after six minutes of exercise on a treadmill.14The distribution is close to Normal. How can you see this? Describe the nature of the small deviations from Normality that are visible in the plot.

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Approximately a normal distribution

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Given Information

An example of a Normal Probability plot showing the heart rates of 200male runners on a treadmill after six minutes of exercise can be seen below.

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Explanation

In order to describe the small deviations from normality that can be seen in the plot, we have to describe them as follows:

  • The distribution of the population will be approximately a normal distribution.
  • If the normal probability plot follows a linear pattern, then it is normal distribution.

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