Explain the drawbacks of the normal distribution

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Question: For real applications, the normal distribution has two potential drawbacks: (1) it can be negative, and (2) it isn't symmetric. Choose some continuous random numeric outcomes of interest to you. Are either potential drawbacks really drawbacks for your random outcomes? If so, which is the more serious drawback?

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