SOLUTION: A random sample is taken from a normally distributed population. The sample has mean 105 and standard deviation 9. Within what limits would you expect 95% of the population to lie.

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Question 1083767: A random sample is taken from a normally distributed population. The sample has mean 105 and standard deviation 9. Within what limits would you expect 95% of the population to lie. The limits should be equally spread from the mean.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using the 68-95-99.7 rule, you'd expect 95% of the population to be within plus or minus 2 standard deviations,
105-2%289%29=105-18=87
105%2B2%289%29=105%2B18=123
(87,123)