Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition (13th Edition)
Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780321946393
Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 16PS

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Determine whether the data is normally distributed by comparing data characteristics to theoretical properties.

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Determine whether the data is normally distributed by constructing a normal probability plot for the given data.

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