document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1173973>Question 1173973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Describe four characteristics of a normal distribution. Provide a diagram with your explanation. 	 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I.  symmetric:  Right side of center is a mirror image of the left side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "II. unimodal:   There is only one peak    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "III. asymptotic:  distribution is continuous & tails that approach the x-axis, but do not touch it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IV.  the mean, median, and mode are all equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Below is an example of a Normal distribution with mean = 0, sd = 1  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "with the z-scores as they relate to the distribution of values<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the normal distribution: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "one  standard deviation from the mean accounts for about 68.2% of the set <BR>\n" );
document.write( "two standard deviations from the mean account for about 95.4%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and three standard deviations from the mean account for about 99.7%.<BR>\n" );
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