{"id":1051,"date":"2023-06-22T01:45:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T01:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introstatstest\/chapter\/normal-distribution-apply-it-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T18:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:59:53","slug":"normal-distribution-apply-it-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introstatstest\/chapter\/normal-distribution-apply-it-2\/","title":{"raw":"Normal Distribution: Apply It 2","rendered":"Normal Distribution: Apply It 2"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li class=\"li1\">Understand the properties, characteristics, and importance of a normal distribution in statistical analysis.<\/li>\r\n\t<li class=\"li1\">Explain how changing the mean and standard deviation will change the characteristics of a normal curve.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1094\/2016\/11\/03164502\/OSC_Microbio_10_02_DoubHelix.jpg\" alt=\"a) A diagram of DNA shown as a double helix (a twisted ladder). 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