Decide which of the described variables likely have a normal or near-normal distribution.
a. The amount of change held by a teacher at the end of each day for a year
b. The amount of pocket money held by each student at a mid-sized liberal arts college at a
Given time
c. The number of heads that show when two coins are tosses

Question

Decide which of the described variables likely have a normal or near-normal distribution. 
a. The amount of change held by a teacher at the end of each day for a year
b. The amount of pocket money held by each student at a mid-sized liberal arts college at a
Given time
c. The number of heads that show when two coins are tosses

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The amount of change held by a teacher at the end of each day for a year is likely to have a normal or near-normal distribution because it is the sum of many small, independent random variables.

Decide Which of the Described Variables Likely Have a Normal