Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321755936
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-593-3

Chapter 5 - Continuous Random Variables - Exercises 5.53 - 5.72 - Understanding the Principles - Page 249: 5.55a

Answer

$68$%

Work Step by Step

$z=\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}=\frac{\mu\pm\sigma-\mu}{\sigma}=\pm1$ According to table IV, page 773: $p(0\lt z\lt1)=.3413$ $p(-1\lt z\lt1)=2p(0\lt z\lt1)=2(.3413)\approx0.68=68$%
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