When Measurements Such as Height and Weight Are Collected from Large

question 15

Multiple Choice

When measurements such as height and weight are collected from large populations,the collective data will invariably show all of the following features EXCEPT

• A) many more measurements that fall in the middle ranges than at the extremes.
• B) individual scores most widely separated from each other at the extremes.
• C) it will demonstrate the effect called regression towards the mean.
• D) it will arrange itself into a bell-shaped distribution.

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