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Heights of adult males are normally distributed. If a large sample of heights of adult males is randomly selected and the heights are illustrated in a histogram, what is

the shape of that histogram? Choose the correct answer below.
a. Longer tail to the right
b. Uniform
c. Bell-shaped
d. Longer tail to the left

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Final answer:

The correct option is C). The histogram of a large, randomly selected sample of normally distributed adult male heights would be bell-shaped due to the properties of a normal distribution.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a large sample of heights of adult males, which is normally distributed, is represented in a histogram, the shape of that histogram will be bell-shaped. This is because the normal distribution is symmetric about a vertical line drawn through the mean (μ), and the mean, median, and mode are all located at the same point. When a large and representative sample is collected, individual variations tend to average out resulting in the classic bell shape of the normal distribution. A properly constructed histogram of a normally distributed variable should therefore depict this bell curve, with most of the data clustering around the mean and fewer occurrences appearing as you move away from the center in either direction.

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