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​What's wrong with the following​ statement?

​"Because the digits​ 0, 1,​ 2, . . .​ , 9 are the normal results from lottery​ drawings, such randomly selected numbers have a normal​ distribution."

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Answer:

Since the probability of each digit being selected is​ equal, lottery digits have a uniform​ distribution, not a normal distribution.

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Answer:

It is not a normal distribution but an uniform distribution

Explanation:

A uniform distribution is one in which all values are equally likely within a range, therefore in lottery drawings, any of the numbers are likely to appear, however a normal distribution the values are likely to cluster around the mean, or average. Meaning that numbers far away from the mean won't appear that often, however, in lottery drawings, this normal distribution doesn't happen.

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