Question

If the weights of 1,000 adult men in a county are plotted on a histogram, which curve is most likely to fit the histogram?

a U-shaped curve, better known as a normal distribution


a star-shaped curve, better known as a normal distribution


a bell-shaped curve, better known as a normal distribution


a bell-shaped curve, known as an exponential distribution

Answer 1

please help

Answer 2

hint: it should be a normal distribution. however, you need to figure out which curve name goes with a normal distribution. your textbook should have that info. Or have a look at this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution

Answer 3

i know that it isnt a star shaped curve
im stuck between u-shaped and bell-shaped

Answer 4

go read that article. the answer should be clear within a few lines.

Answer 5

or look at the pictures :-)

Answer 6

okay thank you for your help :)

Answer 7

what did you decide?