The term normal distribution was adopted because
A) the results were found only with normal, healthy individuals
B) Sir Francis Normal was the first to write the equation for the curve
C) results were first applied by teachers who had been trained in Teacher's Colleges, which, in those days, were called Normal Schools
D) none of the other alternatives are correct.

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The term "normal distribution" does not originate from any of the specific contexts mentioned in options A, B, or C. It is a fundamental concept in statistics that describes a distribution that is symmetric around the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean. The term "normal" is more related to the mathematical properties of the distribution rather than its application or discovery history.

The Term Normal Distribution Was Adopted Because