Provide an Appropriate Response $z$ -Score Is Negative, the Area to Its Right Is Greater

question 22

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-Which of the following statements concerning areas under the standard normal curve is/are true? a. If a $z$ -score is negative, the area to its right is greater than $0.5$
b. If the area to the right of a $z$ -score is less than $0.5$ , the $z$ -score is negative.
c. If a z-score is positive, the area to its left is less than $0.5$

• A) \(a , c\)
• B) \(b\)
• C) \(a , b\)
• D) \(a\)
• E) b, \(c\)

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