A probability distribution has a mean of 12 and a standard deviation of 1/3. Use Chebyshev’s inequality to approximate the probability that an outcome of the experiment lies 8 and 16. A) 12 B) 0.9167 C) 0.4375 D) 0.9931 E) 0.5625

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A probability distribution has a mean of 12
and a standard deviation of 1/3. Use
Chebyshev’s inequality to approximate the
probability that an outcome of the
experiment lies 8 and 16.

A) 12

B) 0.9167

C) 0.4375

D) 0.9931

E) 0.5625

 

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