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What is the value of the standard deviation of the data variable 'abssim'?
What is the value of the standard deviation of the data variable 'abssim'?
Which curve is well known for approximating many natural phenomena and can model data resulting from combining a large number of independent variables?
Which curve is well known for approximating many natural phenomena and can model data resulting from combining a large number of independent variables?
What are the two parameters of the Normal probability density function (pdf)?
What are the two parameters of the Normal probability density function (pdf)?
What does the cumulative distribution function (CDF) represent in the context of the Normal curve?
What does the cumulative distribution function (CDF) represent in the context of the Normal curve?
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If we draw a smooth curve as an approximation of the histogram based on the data provided, what would be a key characteristic of this curve?
If we draw a smooth curve as an approximation of the histogram based on the data provided, what would be a key characteristic of this curve?
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What does the length(data$abssim[data$abssim > 189])/length(data$abssim) ratio indicate?
What does the length(data$abssim[data$abssim > 189])/length(data$abssim) ratio indicate?
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Based on the code provided, what is the mean height of the students?
Based on the code provided, what is the mean height of the students?
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What does the standard deviation value of 7.657661 represent?
What does the standard deviation value of 7.657661 represent?
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In the context provided, what proportion of women fall in the height category 160-165?
In the context provided, what proportion of women fall in the height category 160-165?
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What is the purpose of simulating data using proportions in a table?
What is the purpose of simulating data using proportions in a table?
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In the given code snippet for plotting a histogram, what does 'geom_histogram' do?
In the given code snippet for plotting a histogram, what does 'geom_histogram' do?
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How many women in the simulated data could fall under the height category of 175-180?
How many women in the simulated data could fall under the height category of 175-180?
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What does the area under a histogram represent up to a point x?
What does the area under a histogram represent up to a point x?
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When a variable X is Normally distributed with mean μ and standard deviation σ, how is it denoted?
When a variable X is Normally distributed with mean μ and standard deviation σ, how is it denoted?
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What does the '68%-95%-99.7% Rule' state about Normal curves?
What does the '68%-95%-99.7% Rule' state about Normal curves?
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In Normal distribution, what are standard units (z-scores)?
In Normal distribution, what are standard units (z-scores)?
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For a model X ~ N(161.9, 7.62), what does 161.9 represent?
For a model X ~ N(161.9, 7.62), what does 161.9 represent?
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If a variable follows the distribution of a Normal curve, what can be used as an approximation to the area under a histogram?
If a variable follows the distribution of a Normal curve, what can be used as an approximation to the area under a histogram?
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