Given a Distribution of Measurements That Is Approximately Mound-Shaped, the Empirical

question 89

Multiple Choice

Given a distribution of measurements that is approximately mound-shaped, the Empirical Rule states that the approximate percentage of measurements in a data set that fall within two standard deviations of their mean is approximately:

• A) 99%
• B) 95%
• C) 90%
• D) 68%
• E) 75%

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