Professors at a Local University Earn an Average Salary of $80,000

question 121

Multiple Choice

Professors at a local university earn an average salary of $80,000 with a standard deviation of $6,000. The salary distribution cannot be regarded as bell-shaped. What can be said about the percentage of salaries that are less than $68,000 or more than or more than $92,000?

• A) It is at least 75%.
• B) It is at most 75%.
• C) It is at least 25%.
• D) It is at most 25%.

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