Describe the normal curve and its three basic characteristics. Draw the normal curve and indicate the distribution of scores.
What will be an ideal response?
Also called the bell-shaped curve
The normal curve is a distribution of scores and has three basic characteristics:
1. In a normal curve, the mean, median, and mode all share the same value
2. Normal curve is perfectly symmetrical
3. Normal curve is asymptomatic (tails of curve approach horizontal axis but never touch it)
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