ACT Math · Statistics and data analysis
A distribution has mean 100 and standard deviation 15. According to the empirical rule, approximately what percent of values fall between…
A distribution has mean 100 and standard deviation 15. According to the empirical rule, approximately what percent of values fall between 85 and 115?
Answer and explanation
Answer: B: 68%
The empirical rule says that for a roughly bell-shaped distribution, about of values lie within standard deviation of the mean, within , and within . Here and , so the interval is exactly one standard deviation on each side, which holds about of values, choice B. Choice C () would correspond to through . Choice D () would correspond to through . Choice A () is not an empirical-rule percentage.
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