The Table Below Gives a Rate Schedule for a Long-Distance

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Essay

The table below gives a rate schedule for a long-distance phone call between two regions using a national carrier. Explain why these different long-distance rates are contingent on the time of day.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Normal Distribution

This is a probability distribution characterized by symmetry around the mean, where occurrences are more common near the mean than far from it.

Symmetrical

A shape or distribution that is mirrored and balanced on both sides of a central point.

Standard Normal Distribution

A type of normal distribution where the mean is 0 and the standard deviation is 1.