hich of the following is most likely to be close to a normal distribution, and why? A. The number of children in each U.S. household, because this ranges from 0 up to 10 or more.   B. The number of years each adult in the U.S. has attended school, because this is likely to be a symmetric distribution, with tails on each end.   C. The number of miles driven in a year by each person in the U.S.

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Which of the following is most likely to be close to a normal distribution, and why?

A. The number of children in each U.S. household, because this ranges from 0 up to 10 or more.
 
B. The number of years each adult in the U.S. has attended school, because this is likely to be a symmetric distribution, with tails on each end.
 
C. The number of miles driven in a year by each person in the U.S. who owns and uses a car, because many separate factors impact how many miles a person puts on their car.
 
D. The favorite color of each person in the U.S., because most people are likely to choose normal colors like “red” and “blue”, and a few people will choose unusual colors like “mauve” or “slate”.
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