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MATH 225N Week 5 Normal Distribution – Discussion (2020) – Chamberlain College of Nursing According to Holmes, A. and Dean, S. (2019), a normal distribution is a bell-shaped, symmetrical, unimo... dal, the mean and median are equal, and 68% of the data falls within 1 standard deviation. The mean is location of the line of symmetry and the standard deviation is the spread of the data. Two variables that I work with daily are height and weight. I use these in my state required assessments for medical necessity level of care. I record the height and weight then calculate the body mass index (BMI). The formula for calculating the BMI is 703 x weight (lbs) / [height (in)]2. Fortunately, with the use of technology, I am able to plug the numbers into a calculator, press the button and quickly obtain the BMI’s. The more spread out the data is, the larger the - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Statistics. Retrieved from: https://cnx.org/contents/tWu56V64@33.86:39NcLz3J@18/Measures-of-the-Center-of-the-Data Penman, A. D., & Johnson, W. D. (2006). The changing shape of the body mass index distribution curve in the population: implications for public health policy to reduce the prevalence of adult obesity. Preventing chronic disease, 3(3), A74. [Show More]

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