What property of the normal curve ensures that the area from the mean to -2 standard deviations is the same as the area from the mean to +2 standard deviations?
A) the least squares principle of the normal distribution
B) the skewness of the normal distribution
C) the symmetry of the normal distribution
D) the interval-ratio measurement of the normal distribution

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The normal distribution is symmetric about the mean, meaning the area on either side of the mean is equal for equidistant points.

What Property of the Normal Curve Ensures That the Area