The Tables of the Standard Normal Distribution Contain Only Positive

question 24

Multiple Choice

The tables of the standard normal distribution contain only positive values of z . This is because

• A) the distribution is symmetric.
• B) z can take on only positive values.
• C) we aren't interested in negative values of z .
• D) probabilities can never be negative.

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