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Chapter 2: Q 80. (page 142)

Carbon dioxide emissions The following figure is a Normal probability plot of the emissions of carbon dioxide CO2 per person in 48 countries.15 Use the graph to determine if this distribution of CO2 emissions is approximately Normal.

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No, it is not approximately normal.

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The figure is:

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Concept

The distance between the minimum and maximum values from the mean must be the same for the distribution to be normal.

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Explanation

The data points in the provided image do not follow a linear trend, and curvature can also be seen in the provided normal probability plot. As a result, it is possible to conclude that CO2 emission distribution is not approximately normal.

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