alleryStart learning →In a normal distribution, where do the mean, the median and the mode sit?
AAll at different points
BAll at the same point
CAll at the left tail
DAll at the right tail
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. All at the same point
1. The mean is the balance point, the median splits the data in half, and the mode is the peak.
2. A normal curve is symmetric, so its balance point and its halfway point are the same place.
3. That same place is also the highest point of the curve, so all three land together.
_Source: OpenStax High School Statistics (CC BY 4.0), section 6.1 The Standard Normal Distribution_
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