There Is a Great Deal of Consensus on How Many

question 15

Short Answer

There is a great deal of consensus on how many focus groups should be done.

Understand the relationship between the mean, standard deviation, and shape of the normal distribution curve.

Calculate percentages related to the lower or upper tails of the normal distribution.

Use z-scores to identify outliers within a dataset.

Interpret the implications of changing mean and/or standard deviation on the distribution of data.

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