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Question 427894: heights of men on a baseball team have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 180 cm and a standard deviation of 8 cm. Using the empirical rule, what is the approximate percentage of the men between the following values? 156 cm and 204 cm
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heights of men on a baseball team have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 180 cm and a standard deviation of 8 cm. Using the empirical rule, what is the approximate percentage of the men between the following values? 156 cm and 204 cm
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z(156) = (156-180)/8 = -3
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z(204) = (204-180)/8 = 3
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P(156 < x < 204) = P(-3< z < 3) = normalcdf(-3,3) = 0.9973
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by tlk2horses01(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since using the empirical rule, wouldn't the percentage be 99.7% since the standard deviation is 3?
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