On Average an Ant Is 6 Millimeters Long

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Essay

On average an ant is 6 millimeters long. A millimeter is of a meter. A kilometer is 1000 meters. If you had 12 ants lined up end to end the line would be 72 millimeters long. Change the length of the line of 12 ants to kilometers (km) and write that length in scientific notation.

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points selected from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis, which can influence the accuracy and reliability of results.

Normally Distributed

Describes a 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.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood of occurrence of a particular event or outcome, often expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

NORM.DIST

A function in various statistical software that returns the normal distribution for a specified mean and standard deviation.