While Conducting Experiments,a Marine Biologist Selects Water Depths from a Uniformly

question 72

Multiple Choice

While conducting experiments,a marine biologist selects water depths from a uniformly distributed collection that vary between 2.00 m and 7.00 m.What is the probability that a randomly selected depth is within 1 standard deviation of the mean?

• A)0.320
• B)0.576
• C)0.600
• D)1.000

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