Many Firms Use On-The-Job Training to Teach Their Employees Computer

question 131

Multiple Choice

Many firms use on-the-job training to teach their employees computer programming. Suppose you work in the personnel department of a firm that just finished training a group of its employees to program, and you have been requested to review the performance of one of the trainees on the
Final test that was given to all trainees. The mean and standard deviation of the test scores are 82 and 5, respectively. Assuming nothing is known about the distribution, what percentage of test-takers scored above 92?

• A) approximately 97.5%
• B) approximately 2.5%
• C) at most 25%
• D) at least 75%

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