document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200097>Question 1200097</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5. The following questions pertain to some important facts to know about a normal<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. What are three important properties of a normal distribution?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. What percentage of the values are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i. Within 1 standard deviation of the mean?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii. Two standard deviations or more above the mean?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #848102 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><B>amarjeeth123(569)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=848102\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Properties of normal distribution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)      The normal curve is bell shaped in appearance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)      There is one maximum point of normal curve which occur at mean.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3)      As it has only one maximum curve so it is unimodal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4)      In binomial and possion distribution the variable is discrete while in this it is continuous.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5)      Here mean= median =mode.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6)      The total area of normal curve is 1. The area to the left and the area to the right of the curve is 0.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7)      No portion of curve lies below x-axis so probability can never be negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8)      The curve becomes parallel to x-axis which is supposed to meet it at infinity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9)      Here mean deviation = 4/5 standard deviation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10)  Quartile deviation = 5/6 mean deviation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11)   Quartile deviation : mean deviation : standard deviation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           10                :          12             :        15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12)   4 standard deviation = 5 mean deviation = 6 quartile deviation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "68% of the data is less than 1 standard deviation away from the mean (1SD). 95% of the data is less than two standard deviations away from the mean. 99.7% of the data is less than three. </SPAN>\n" );
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