In its standardized form,the normal distribution:

A) has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.
B) has a mean of 1 and a variance of 0.
C) has an area equal to 0.5.
D) cannot be used to approximate discrete probability distributions.

Standardized Form

A form of representation that allows different data sets or equations to be compared or analyzed using a common standard.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.