SOLUTION: heights of men on a baseball team have a bell-shaped distributon with a mean of 185cm and a standard deviation of 6cm. using the empirical rule, what is the approximate percentage

Question 899134: heights of men on a baseball team have a bell-shaped distributon with a mean of 185cm and a standard deviation of 6cm. using the empirical rule, what is the approximate percentage of the men between the following values?
a.179cm and 191cm
b.173cm and 197 cm
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi

a.179cm and 191cm  1SD, 68%

b.173cm and 197 cm 2 SD, 95%

one  standard deviation from the mean accounts for about 68% of the set 

two standard deviations from the mean account for about 95%

 

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