Week 5 Discussion: The Normal Distribution
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- OpenStax Textbook: Chapter 2, 6, 7
- Lesson
- Minimum of 1 scholarly source
In your reference for this assignment, be sure to include both your text/class materials AND your outside reading(s).
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Many variables in medicine follow a normal distribution where there are approximately an equal number of values below the mean as above the mean. Describe two variables that you work with that would probably follow a normal distribution. Also note which of the two variables would be likely to have a larger standard deviation and why.
Solution:
The normal distribution is regarded as the most important probability distribution in statistics. This is largely attributed to the fact that it fits a wide range of natural phenomena (Holmes, Illowsky, Dean, 2018). In the context of healthcare, there exists a plethora of variables that follow a normal distribution. One such variable is body temperature. On this, in most cases, the normal temperature of a human being is 37 degrees Celsius. This means that in ideal situations if body temperature is taken…Please click the icon below to purchase full answer at only $5