Consider the variable height of a person

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1. Consider a histogram with a u-shaped curve. Where the majority of the data falls at the lower and higher end, with very little data in the middle. Describe how this would a affect the shape of a box and whisker plot.

2. Consider the variable height of a person. Think about the population, and discuss why if a reasonably large sample of people is taken, this variable is likely to be represented by a normal (symmetric) distribution.

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