What Does the "Tail" of a Normal Distribution Refer To

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Multiple Choice

What does the "tail" of a normal distribution refer to?

• A) the area of the normal curve between 2 and 3 standard deviations above the mean
• B) the area of the normal curve between 2 and 3 standard deviations below the mean
• C) the extremes of the distribution
• D) the bottom of the distribution

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