If We Are Interested in Knowing the Proportion of the Normal

question 54

Multiple Choice

If we are interested in knowing the proportion of the normal distribution that is associated with two scores that are both located on one side of the mean, then we would

• A) add the two proportions together.
• B) subtract the smaller proportion from the larger one.
• C) subtract the larger proportion from the smaller one.
• D) multiply the values of the two proportions together.

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