A Small Computing Center Has Found That the Number of Jobs

question 108

Multiple Choice

A small computing center has found that the number of jobs submitted per day to its computers has adistribution that is approximately bell shaped, with a mean of 84 jobs and a standard deviation of 10. Where dowe expect most (approximately 95%) of the distribution to fall?

• A) between 64 and 104 jobs per day
• B) between 74 and 94 jobs per day
• C) between 54 and 114 jobs per day
• D) between 64 and 114 jobs per day

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Definitions:

Qualitative

Pertaining to or concerning the quality or nature of something, often used in research to describe non-numerical data gathered through observation, interviews, and narratives.

Quantitative

Pertaining to or involving the measurement of quantity or amount. In research, it refers to methods that focus on numbers and statistical analysis.

Deduction

A logical process in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the set of premises, moving from general principle to a specific instance.

Empirical Evidence

Information obtained through observation or experimentation that can be used to verify or refute a hypothesis.