Exercise: Head circumference, sex, and height, answer 5

Question 5: What can we conclude from these distribution graphs?

Suggested answer

The distribution of residuals has slightly longer tails than a Normal distribution, as shown by the histogram and the double-curved shape of the Normal plot. The departure from the Normal is not great and should not cause problems.


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