One Normal Distribution Has a Mean of 5 and a Standard

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Multiple Choice

One normal distribution has a mean of 5 and a standard deviation of 2.A second normal distribution has a mean of 6 and a standard deviation of 1.Which of the following statements is true?

• A)The width of the first distribution is wider than the second distribution.
• B)The central location of the first distribution is higher than the second distribution.
• C)The dispersions of both distributions are the same.
• D)The locations of both distributions are the same.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the dispersion or variation of a set of numerical data from its average.

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