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Describe the properties of a normal distribution. Why are there infinite possible normal distributions? Why should one assume that sample data represents a population distribution?

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The normal distribution is a family of probability distributions of the same general form, but differing in their position and parameters. The parameters of the normal distribution are (a) The mean and (b) The standard deviation.

The standard normal distribution is the normal distribution ...

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