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 |