Question

Runners’ heart rates The figure below is a Normal probability plot of the heart rates of $200$male runners after six minutes of exercise on a treadmill.$14$The distribution is close to Normal. How can you see this? Describe the nature of the small deviations from Normality that are visible in the plot.

Short answer

Approximately a normal distribution

Step-by-step solution

Given Information

An example of a Normal Probability plot showing the heart rates of $200$male runners on a treadmill after six minutes of exercise can be seen below.

Explanation

In order to describe the small deviations from normality that can be seen in the plot, we have to describe them as follows:

• The distribution of the population will be approximately a normal distribution.
• If the normal probability plot follows a linear pattern, then it is normal distribution.