> What would be good similar examples for > distributions that are symmetric but not normal (for > students who aren't yet sophisticated enough for the > Cauchy distribution to > be a good example)? Dice sums would be an obvious > choice (though of course > they converge to normal as the number of throws increases), but I think > more are needed. > .
This is a tough one, and I'm interested in hearing other's examples. The one I use is the rectangular distribution that you get sampling cards from a deck of cards as an example of symmetric but not normal. Admitedly not a great example, but better than nothing. Michael **************************************************** Michael Granaas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assoc. Prof. Phone: 605 677 5295 Dept. of Psychology FAX: 605 677 3195 University of South Dakota 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion, SD 57069 ***************************************************** . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
