a frequency-distribution will often approach the normal distribution as
A. the number of scores included gets very large
B. the number of scores included gets very small
C. certain scores are eliminated from the distribution
D. the distribution normalizes in shape

Question

a frequency-distribution will often approach the normal distribution as
A. the number of scores included gets very large
B. the number of scores included gets very small
C. certain scores are eliminated from the distribution
D. the distribution normalizes in shape

anonymous · Answer

The answer is a. As the number of scores included increases, the effect of outliers is minimized (which eliminates option C. Option D just restates the question. The distribution will look less like the normal distribution if the number of scores included decreases.