Using Chebyshev's Theorem for Standard Deviation, Calculate the Percentage of Data

question 18

Multiple Choice

Using Chebyshev's theorem for standard deviation, calculate the percentage of data that lie within five standard deviations of the mean.

• A) 89%
• B) 75%
• C) 96%
• D) 50%

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