Identify an example of a population that you would expect to be normally distributed. Explain why, according to you, it would be normally distributed. Then, describe a subset of the population you identified and explain why it would not be normally distributed and what the distribution would look like.

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tkhunny · Answer

What say you?  Height?  Weight?  Number of Arms?  GPA?  Salary?

anonymous · Answer

For instance, if you collected test scores of only a few honor students, the data will most likely not be normally distributed because you would have a sample that did not represent the entire population. But the identical test scores (for honor students) collected from all schools in a state will result in a normal distribution.

tkhunny · Answer

Maybe.  If they are Honor Students, you would be less likely to get lower scores.  I might expect them to be bunched up at the high end.  The entire population, not just the honor students, might be a better example.