SOLUTION: Which of the following statements are correct? a. A normal distribution is any distribution that is not unusual. b. The graph of a normal distribution is bell-shaped. c. If a po

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Question 368776: Which of the following statements are correct?
a. A normal distribution is any distribution that is not unusual.
b. The graph of a normal distribution is bell-shaped.
c. If a population has a normal distribution, the mean and the median are not equal.
d. The graph of a normal distribution is symmetric.

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a. A normal distribution is any distribution that is not unusual.

FALSE The normal distribution is a particular continuous probability distribution which is mound-shaped, where the values tend to cluster around the mean, but it is not the opposite of "unusual."

b. The graph of a normal distribution is bell-shaped.

TRUE

c. If a population has a normal distribution, the mean and the median are not equal.

FALSE In a normal distribution, the mean, median, and mode are all equal.

d. The graph of a normal distribution is symmetric.

TRUE It is symmetric with respect to the mean.

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