Normally Distributed Observations Such as a Person's Weight, Height or Shoe

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Short Answer

Normally distributed observations such as a person's weight, height or shoe size occur quite frequently in nature. Business people who are aware of this use it to their advantage. A purchasing agent for a college bookstore buying 300 golf shirts used the normal curve to decide on the order quantities for the various sizes. If men's average shirt size is 15.5 with a standard deviation of .50,_____ shirts should be ordered in sizes over 16.5?

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A technique in behavior modification where desired behaviors are gradually learned through a series of steps that get closer to the target behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

A method of encouraging desired behavior by rewarding it, thus increasing the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

OB Mod

Organizational Behavior Modification, a theory that focuses on influencing individual or group behaviors within an organization through a system of rewards and punishments.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty as a response to an undesirable behavior or action, aimed at reducing or eliminating that behavior.