Which of the following is an empirical distribution?
A) the given names and their frequencies of all high school graduates in the United States for the year 2010
B) the scores obtained from an infinite number of throws of one die
C) the normal distribution contained in Table C in your text
D) all of the other alternatives are correct.

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An empirical distribution is based on observed data rather than theoretical calculations. The given names and their frequencies of all high school graduates in the United States for the year 2010 is an example of observed data, making it an empirical distribution. Choices B and C refer to theoretical distributions.

Which of the Following Is an Empirical Distribution