Practice mode Normal Distribution

When is the normal distribution typically used as an approximation, in terms of the sample size n?

Correct answer D. Large

Explanation

Under the central limit theorem, sample means and binomial counts become approximately normal as n grows, so the normal approximation is applied when n is large.

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