SOLUTION: The mean of a distribution is 15 and the standard deviation is 3. Which of the following values is unusual? A.20 B.22 C.10 D.12

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Question 667101: The mean of a distribution is 15 and the standard deviation is 3. Which of the following values is unusual?

A.20
B.22
C.10
D.12

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Important to Understand z -values as they relate to the Standard Normal curve:
Below: z = 0, z = ± 1, z= ±2 , z= ±3 are plotted.
Note: z = 0 , 50% of the area under the curve is to the left and 50% to the right

For the normal distribution:
one standard deviation from the mean accounts for about 68.2% of the set
two standard deviations from the mean account for about 95.4% of the set****
and three standard deviations from the mean account for about 99.7%.
μ = 15 , σ = 3
B. 22 > 2 standard diviations from the mean...UNUSUAL
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