Practice mode Normal Distribution

If X ~ N(µ, σ²), how is Z = (X − µ)/σ distributed?

Correct answer C. N(0, 1)

Explanation

Subtracting the mean shifts the centre to 0 and dividing by σ scales the spread to 1, so the standardised variable follows N(0, 1).

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