Please explain why larger the sample size, the closer the distribution gets to being normal.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: The human traits tend to be distributed normally. While a small sample of people may not show a normal distribution of some trait, such as intelligence or personality, you will usually find that as the sample gets larger, the distribution more and more closely resembles the normal distribution.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following statements is false regarding Internet infidelity?

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In 2015, the Council of Social Work Education delineated nine social work competencies that every social work graduate should have the knowledge, skills, and values to practice effectively.These competencies are called what?

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