Which of the following is a characteristic of the normal probability distribution?
A)The mean, median, and the mode are not equal
B)The distribution is not symmetrical
C)The standard deviation must be 0
D)The standard deviation must be 1

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The normal probability distribution is symmetrical and the standard deviation, not the mean, determines the shape of the distribution. A standard deviation of 1 is often used for standardizing data in order to make comparisons across different datasets or populations.

Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of the Normal