Explain the problem in using a normal model for the data

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Question: Receivers. NFL data from the 2006 football season reported the number of yards gained by each of the league's 167 wide receivers:

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The mean is 435 yards, with a standard deviation of 384 yards.

a) According to the Normal model, what percent of receivers would you expect to gain fewer yards than 2 standard deviations below the mean number of yards?

b) For these data, what does that mean?

c) Explain the problem in using a Normal model for these data.

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