The Mean Can Take on Any Value and the Standard

question 13

Multiple Choice

The mean can take on any value and the standard deviation can take on any positive value.Therefore,

• A) scores above the mean are distributed the same as scores below the mean.
• B) extreme scores are possible in a normal distribution.
• C) there are an infinite number of possible normal distributions.
• D) this characteristic has no practical implication.

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Stereochemical

Stereochemical pertains to the study and description of the spatial arrangements of atoms within molecules and the impact of these arrangements on the properties and reactions of the molecules.

Regio-

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Major Organic

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Alkene

A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, part of the unsaturated hydrocarbon family.