Which does not describe a normal distribution?

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The question asks which option does not describe a normal distribution. At the moment, the list of answer options is not provided, so I cannot compare each choice directly. Nevertheless, I can explain the core characteristics of a normal distribution to identify what would be considered not describing it.
A normal distribution is typically described as symmetric around its center, bell-shaped (unimodal and smooth), and characterized by mean, median, and mode being equal. It has tails that approach the horizontal axis but never touch it, and it is fully described by its mean (location) and standard deviation (spread).
The term 'Skewed' refers to an asymmetric distribution where one tail is longer or fatter than the other, which violates the symmetry criterion of the normal distribution. Therefore, if an option is 'Skewed,' it correctly does not describe a normal distribution.
If there were other options, we would evaluate them against these criteria: a normal distribution should be symmetric, unimodal, and bell-shaped; options describing asymmetry (skewness), multiple peaks (multimodality), heavy tails inconsistent with the standard normal, or any deviation from symmetry would be incorrect as descriptors of a normal distribution.
Since the provided answer appears to be 'Skewed.' this aligns with the fundamental property that skewness contradicts normality. Without the other options, we cannot assess them individually, but the key diagnostic is symmetry versus skew.

STAT 1450.02 SP2025 (28132) Checkpoint 3.3 & 3.4

Which does not describe a normal distribution?

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