Question
Which of the following is a characteristic of a normal distribution?(1 point)
Responses
The standard deviation will be in the center of the distribution.
The standard deviation will be in the center of the distribution.
Approximately 68 percent of the data will be within one standard deviation of the mean.
Approximately 68 percent of the data will be within one standard deviation of the mean.
The distribution will be approximately bimodal.
The distribution will be approximately bimodal.
Approximately 95 percent of the data will be within one standard deviation of the median.
Responses
The standard deviation will be in the center of the distribution.
The standard deviation will be in the center of the distribution.
Approximately 68 percent of the data will be within one standard deviation of the mean.
Approximately 68 percent of the data will be within one standard deviation of the mean.
The distribution will be approximately bimodal.
The distribution will be approximately bimodal.
Approximately 95 percent of the data will be within one standard deviation of the median.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Approximately 68 percent of the data will be within one standard deviation of the mean.**
This statement is a characteristic of the normal distribution, which follows the empirical rule (or 68-95-99.7 rule). The other options are not true characteristics of a normal distribution.
**Approximately 68 percent of the data will be within one standard deviation of the mean.**
This statement is a characteristic of the normal distribution, which follows the empirical rule (or 68-95-99.7 rule). The other options are not true characteristics of a normal distribution.