The Area Under the Normal Curve Between the 20^th and 70^th

question 92

Multiple Choice

The area under the normal curve between the 20^th and 70^th percentiles is equal to:

• A)0.7000.
• B)0.5000.
• C) 0.9193.
• Logically, this must be .70 - .20 = .50, as you can verify from Appendix

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