20.8 - Limitations of the Normal Distribution
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What is a key assumption of the Normal Distribution?
💡 Hint: Think about how data should spread around the average.
What is an outlier?
💡 Hint: What happens when one value is very different from the rest?
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What is a key limitation of the Normal Distribution?
💡 Hint: Think about the shape of the graph!
Outliers have little effect on the Normal Distribution.
💡 Hint: Recall how extreme scores can shift averages.
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A dataset with normally distributed heights has a mean of 65 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches. However, the dataset contains an unusually tall individual at 85 inches. Analyze how this outlier could impact the mean and standard deviation. Present your findings.
💡 Hint: Recall how outliers affect mean and spread!
You are working with wait times for a bus that range from 0 to 20 minutes, but a data entry was mistakenly entered as 50 minutes. Discuss the implications of using the Normal Distribution in this scenario.
💡 Hint: Think about data in real-world limits.
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