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Discuss the difference between a z-score and the area under the normal curve. What exactly does a z-score represent? What does the area under the graph of a normal probability distribution represent? Can a z-score be negative? Can an area be negative?

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MTH401 - Statistical Methods

Discuss the difference between a z-score and the area under the normal curve. What exactly does a z-score represent? What does the area under the graph of a normal probability distribution represent? Can a z-score be negative? Can an area be ...

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