document.write( "Question 1085502: One normal curve has a mean of 20 and a standard deviation of 5. A second normal curve has a mean of 5 and a standard deviation of 20. The curve that is more dispersed, or spread out, is\r
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\n" ); document.write( "neither; by definition, a normal curve shows no spread.
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the one with the greater standard deviation is wider, or more dispersed.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if you're looking for a point that is three standard deviations above or below the mean, then the curve with the mean of 20 and a standard deviation of 5 will go from 5 to 35, while the curve with the mean of 5 and the standard deviation of 20 will go from -55 to 65, a much wider spread.\r
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