If Sample Data Are Taken from a Population That Is

question 68

Multiple Choice

If sample data are taken from a population that is normally distributed, a normal probability plot of theobserved data values versus the expected z scores will

• A) be approximately linear.
• B) have no discernable pattern.
• C) look exponential in nature.
• D) have a correlation coefficient near 0.

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