Introductory Statistics 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-11905-571-7
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Chapter 3 - Section 3.4 - Use of Standard Deviation - Exercises - Page 107: 3.58

Answer

approximate 68% of the population fall in [273,347] when k=1 approximate 95% of the population fall in [236,384] when k = 2 approximate 99.7% of the population fall in [199,421] when k = 3

Work Step by Step

Interval: x`+-1s = 310+- 1(37) = [273,347] x`+-2s = 310+- 2(37) = [236,384] x`+-3s = 310+- 3(37) = [199,421]
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