Half of Those Entering State Prisons Are Years Old

question 10

Multiple Choice

Half of those entering state prisons are years old.

• A) between 25 and 32
• B) younger than 18
• C) between 18 and 27
• D) older than 35

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Definitions:

Discrete Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that models the number of successes in a fixed number of independent yes/no experiments, each with the same probability of success.

Continuous Normal Distribution

A type of probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean of the set.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric around the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.