Suppose in your kitchen you watch the popcorn kernels pop in the popper.A few kernels pop early,a few kernels pop late,but most pop in between.What could you say about the distribution of kernel popping?
A)The distribution is normally distributed.
B)The distribution is positively skewed.
C)The distribution is negatively skewed.
D)The distribution is inversely skewed.

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The distribution of the kernel popping is likely to be normally distributed, since most kernels pop in between and a few may pop early or late. A normal distribution is characterized by a symmetrical bell-shaped curve, with the majority of the data clustered in the middle and fewer data points in the tails.

Suppose in Your Kitchen You Watch the Popcorn Kernels Pop