Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134506593
Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2.5, Problem 2.72LM
a.
To determine
The percentage of the measurements contained in the interval
x ¯ − s
and
x ¯ + s
.
b.
To determine
The percentage of the measurements contained in the interval
x ¯ − 2 s
and
x ¯ + 2 s
.
c.
To determine
The percentage of the measurements contained in the interval of
x ¯ − 3 s
and
x ¯ + 3 s
.
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