Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences
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Chapter 4.6, Problem 88E
A sample of 15 female collegiate golfers was selected and the clubhead velocity (km/hr) while swinging a driver was determined for each one, resulting in the following data (“Hip Rotational Velocities During the Full Golf Swing,” J. of Sports Science and Medicine, 2009: 296–299):
69.0 | 69.7 | 72.7 | 80.3 | 81.0 |
85.0 | 86.0 | 86.3 | 86.7 | 87.7 |
89.3 | 90.7 | 91.0 | 92.5 | 93.0 |
The corresponding z percentiles are
-1.83 | -1.28 | -0.97 | -0.73 | -0.52 |
-0.34 | -0.17 | 0.0 | 0.17 | 0.34 |
0.52 | 0.73 | 0.97 | 1.28 | 1.83 |
Construct a normal probability plot and a dotplot. Is it plausible that the population distribution is normal?
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