Which of the following is not a characteristic of the normal probability distribution?

A. Symmetry
B. The total area under the curve is always equal to 1.
C. 99.72% of the time the random variable assumes a value within plus or minus 1 standard deviation of its mean.
D. The mean is equal to the median, which is also equal to the mode.


Answer: C

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