SOLUTION: Suppose the variable X has a normal distribution with mean 36 inches and standard deviation 2 inches. What proportion of these values is between 32 and 40 inches?

Question 391643: Suppose the variable X has a normal distribution with mean 36 inches and standard deviation 2 inches.
What proportion of these values is between 32 and 40 inches?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi,         

X has a normal distribution with mean 36 inches and standard deviation 2 inches.

values is between 32 and 40 inches  (within 2 standard deviations from the mean)

~95.4% of these values are within 2 standard deviations from the mean 

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