Which of the following samples would produce a nearly normal distribution?
A) The number of men and women in the country
B) Incomes in a small company with many low-level employees and two high-paid executives
C) Heights of all adult men in America
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C) Heights of all adult men in America would produce a nearly normal distribution because human heights, when measured across a large population, tend to follow a bell-shaped curve, with most individuals clustering around the average height and fewer individuals at the extreme ends of the spectrum. This is a characteristic of a normal distribution.

Which of the Following Samples Would Produce a Nearly Normal