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document.write( "Heights of men on a baseball team have a bell shaped distribution with a mean of 168 cm and a standard deviation of 5 cm. Using the empirical rule, what is the approximate percentage of the men between the following values?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 153 cm and 183 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 158 cm and 178 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 153 cm and 183 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(153-168)/5 = -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(183-168)/5 = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using Chybyshev, at least (1-(1/3)^2) = 0.8888.. = 89% of the data<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lies between 153 and 183<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 158 cm and 178 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(158-168)/5 = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(178-168)/5 = +2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using Chybyshev, at leas (1-(1/2)^2) = 0.75 = 75% of the data<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lies between 158 and 178<BR>\n" );
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