Given That Z Is a Standard Normal Random Variable,a Negative

question 71

Multiple Choice

Given that Z is a standard normal random variable,a negative value (z) on its distribution would indicate:

• A)z is to the left of the mean.
• B)the standard deviation of this Z distribution is negative.
• C)the area between zero and the value z is negative.
• D)None of these choices.

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