Elementary Statistics
Elementary Statistics
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321837936
Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6.6, Problem 10BSC

Determining Normality. In Exercises 9–12, refer to the indicated sample data and determine whether they appear to be from a population with a normal distribution. Assume that this requirement is loose in the sense that the population distribution need not be exactly normal, but it must be a distribution that is roughly bell-shaped.

10. Heights of Presidents The heights (cm) of the presidents of the United States as listed in Data Set 12 in Appendix B.

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