How does the standard deviation affect the shape of a normal distribution?
- Changes the kurtosis
- Changes the skewness
- Changes the spread or dispersion
- Does not affect the shape
The standard deviation, a measure of dispersion or spread, determines the width of a normal distribution. A larger standard deviation results in a wider, flatter distribution, while a smaller standard deviation results in a narrower, steeper distribution.
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