A friend claims that education (years of school) is normally distributed. You believe she's wrong. A reasonable argument for your point of view is that:

A. about 50% of individuals have greater than 12 years of schooling.
B. the standard deviation for years of schooling is less than the mean
C. education has several modes (for example, at 12 and 16 years).
D. education outcomes are uniformly distributed (all numbers of years are equally likely)
E. None of these are reasonable arguments.

Question

A friend claims that education (years of school) is normally distributed. You believe she's wrong. A reasonable argument for your point of view is that:

 A. about 50% of individuals have greater than 12 years of schooling.
B. the standard deviation for years of schooling is less than the mean
C. education has several modes (for example, at 12 and 16 years).
D. education outcomes are uniformly distributed (all numbers of years are equally likely)
E. None of these are reasonable arguments.

anonymous · Answer

Ok so lets start with a. Do you think that 50% of the would has past 12th grade and went on to collage

hockeychick23 · Answer

Nope, I was trying to decide between C and D. But Im not positive

anonymous · Answer

You do know what distributed means right??

hockeychick23 · Answer

yea

anonymous · Answer

okjust makin sure lol

anonymous · Answer

Now if you would distribute school years you would make it equally likely to start  school years annually

anonymous · Answer

So with that being said I think you answer is D

hockeychick23 · Answer

ok thanks!

anonymous · Answer

My Plesure