If Nothing Is Known About the Shape of a Distribution

question 134

Multiple Choice

If nothing is known about the shape of a distribution, what percentage of the observations fall within 2 standard deviations of the mean?

• A) approximately 95%
• B) approximately 5%
• C) at most 25%
• D) at least 75%

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