The blood platelet counts of a group of women have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 264.9 and a standard deviation of 69.6. (All units are 1000 cells/μL.) Using the empirical rule, find each approximate percentage below. a. What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts within 3standard deviations of the mean, or between 56.1 and 473.7? b. What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts between 125.7and 404.1?
The blood platelet counts of a group of women have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 264.9 and a standard deviation of 69.6. (All units are 1000 cells/μL.) Using the empirical rule, find each approximate percentage below. a. What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts within 3standard deviations of the mean, or between 56.1 and 473.7? b. What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts between 125.7and 404.1?
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The blood platelet counts of a group of women have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 264.9 and a standard deviation of 69.6.
(All units are 1000 cells/μL.) Using the empirical rule, find each approximate percentage below.
(All units are 1000 cells/μL.) Using the empirical rule, find each approximate percentage below.
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What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts within 3standard deviations of the mean, or between 56.1 and 473.7? |
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What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts between 125.7and 404.1? |
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