For the purposes of constructing modified boxplots, outliers are defined as data values that are above Q, by an amount greater than 1.5x IQR or below Q₁ by an amount greater than 1.5xIQR, where IQR is the interquartile range. Using this definition of outliers, find the probability that when a value is randomly selected from a normal distribution, it is an outlier. ETTE The probability that a randomly selected value taken from a normal distribution is considered an outlier is (Round to four decimal places as needed)

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For the purposes of constructing modified boxplots, outliers are defined as data values that are above Q, by an amount greater than 1.5 x IQR or below
Q₁ by an amount greater than 1.5xIQR, where IQR is the interquartile range. Using this definition of outliers, find the probability that when a value is
randomly selected from a normal distribution, it is an outlier.
ETTE
The probability that a randomly selected value taken from a normal distribution is considered an outlier is
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:For the purposes of constructing modified boxplots, outliers are defined as data values that are above Q, by an amount greater than 1.5 x IQR or below Q₁ by an amount greater than 1.5xIQR, where IQR is the interquartile range. Using this definition of outliers, find the probability that when a value is randomly selected from a normal distribution, it is an outlier. ETTE The probability that a randomly selected value taken from a normal distribution is considered an outlier is (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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