The Normal Distribution or Bell-Shaped Curve from Statistics Provides an Example

question 15

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The normal distribution or bell-shaped curve from statistics provides an example of a continuous probability distribution curve.

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Definitions:

Z Statistic

A statistical measure that quantifies the distance (in standard deviation units) a data point is from the mean of a data set.

Normal Distribution

Normal Distribution is a continuous probability distribution characterized by a symmetric, bell-shaped curve, where mean, median, and mode are equal.

Two-tailed Hypothesis Test

A statistical test in which the critical area of a distribution is two-sided and tests whether a sample is greater than or less than a certain range of values.

Test Statistic

A calculated value from sample data used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing.