Which of the following is not a feature of a normal distribution?
a. 68% of values fall within one standard deviation on either side of the mean.
b. The distribution is symmetrical about the mean and median but not the mode.
c. The shape of a normal distribution is of a bell curve.
d. 95% of the values fall within 1.96 standard deviations on either side of the mean.
Answer: b. The distribution is symmetrical about the mean and median but not the mode.
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