Solve the Problem $\mu = 0 \text { and } \sigma = 1$

question 142

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-If a continuous uniform distribution has parameters of $\mu = 0 \text { and } \sigma = 1$ then the minimum is $- \sqrt { 3 }$ and the maximum is $\sqrt { 3 }$ . For this distribution, find $\mathrm { P } ( - 1 < \mathrm { x } < 0.5 )$ Round your answer to three decimal places.

• A) 0.289
• B) 0.577
• C) 0.433
• D) 0.25

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