Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of a
Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of a EVERY normal distribution?
The total area under the curve is exactly 1.
The distribution is continuous.
The distribution is completely defined by its mean and standard deviation.
The mean = 0 and the standard deviation = 1.
The distribution is symmetric around its mean.
| The total area under the curve is exactly 1. | ||
| The distribution is continuous. | ||
| The distribution is completely defined by its mean and standard deviation. | ||
| The mean = 0 and the standard deviation = 1. | ||
| The distribution is symmetric around its mean. |
Solution
The mean=0 and standard deviation =1 is not general characteristic of every normal distribution, it is characteristic of standard normal distribution.
