Week 5 Discussion: The Normal Distribution
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
OpenStax Textbook: Chapter 2, 6, 7
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source
In your reference for this assignment, be sure to include both your text/class materials AND your
outside reading(s).
Initial Post Instructions
Many variables in medicine follow a normal distribution where there are approximately an equal
number of values below the mean as above the mean. Describe two variables that you work with
that would probably follow a normal distribution. Also note which of the two variables would be
likely to have a larger standard deviation and why.
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
OpenStax Textbook: Chapter 2, 6, 7
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source
In your reference for this assignment, be sure to include both your text/class materials AND your
outside reading(s).
Initial Post Instructions
Many variables in medicine follow a normal distribution where there are approximately an equal
number of values below the mean as above the mean. Describe two variables that you work with
that would probably follow a normal distribution. Also note which of the two variables would be
likely to have a larger standard deviation and why.
