In basketball, a basket is awarded three points (rather than the usual two) if it is shot from farther away. Some players attempt lots of three-point shots and quite a few attempt none, as we see in the distribution of number of three-point attempts by players in the NBA in Figure 2.30. The data are available in NBA Players 2011 under the variable name FG3 Attempt. Is it appropriate to use the 95% rule with this dataset? Why or why not?

Figure 2.30

Which contains information on many variables for players in the NBA (National Basketball Association) during the 2010€“2011 season. The dataset includes information for all players who averaged more than 24 minutes per game, and includes n = 176 players and 24 variables.

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210 350 420 70 140 280 490 FG3Attempt