Which statement accurately describes the proportions in the tails of a normal distribution?     a. Proportions in both tails are negative.   b. Proportions in both the left-hand and right-hand tails tend to be relatively large.   c. The proportion in the left-hand tail is smaller than the proportion in the right-hand tail.   d. Proportions in both tails are the same.

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Which statement accurately describes the proportions in the tails of a normal distribution?
 
  a.
Proportions in both tails are negative.
  b.
Proportions in both the left-hand and right-hand tails tend to be relatively large.
  c.
The proportion in the left-hand tail is smaller than the proportion in the right-hand tail.
  d.
Proportions in both tails are the same.
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