When Using Chebyshev's Theorem to Obtain the Bounds for 99

question 38

Multiple Choice

When using Chebyshev's Theorem to obtain the bounds for 99.73 percent of the values in a population, the interval generally will be ________ the interval obtained for the same percentage if a normal distribution is assumed (Empirical Rule) .

• A) shorter than
• B) wider than
• C) the same as

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