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Chapter 2.7, Problem 7A

For each of the quantities in Questions 6—9, decide whether you think each is likely to be normally distributed, and explain why or why not.

The amount of tax revenue taken in by the United States government over the last 60 years.

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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