In: Statistics and Probability
Determine if the data on petroleum imports provided in Assignment 1 follows a normal distribution.
| Year | Petroleum Imports (thousands of barrels per day) | 
| 1973 | 6256 | 
| 1974 | 6112 | 
| 1975 | 6055 | 
| 1976 | 7313 | 
| 1977 | 8807 | 
| 1978 | 8363 | 
| 1979 | 8456 | 
| 1980 | 6909 | 
| 1981 | 5996 | 
| 1982 | 5113 | 
| 1983 | 5051 | 
| 1984 | 5437 | 
| 1985 | 5067 | 
| 1986 | 6224 | 
| 1987 | 6678 | 
| 1988 | 7402 | 
| 1989 | 8061 | 
| 1990 | 8018 | 
| 1991 | 7627 | 
| 1992 | 7888 | 
| 1993 | 8620 | 
| 1994 | 8996 | 
| 1995 | 8835 | 
| 1996 | 9478 | 
| 1997 | 10162 | 
| 1998 | 10708 | 
| 1999 | 10852 | 
| 2000 | 11459 | 
| 2001 | 11871 | 
| 2002 | 11530 | 
| 2003 | 12264 | 
| 2004 | 13145 | 
| 2005 | 13714 | 
| 2006 | 13707 | 
| 2007 | 13468 | 
| 2008 | 12915 |