Business Statistics: A First Course (8th Edition)
Business Statistics: A First Course (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780135177785
Author: David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat, David F. Stephan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.34AC

Consider a population of 1.024 mutual funds that primarily invest in large companies. You have determined that μ , the mean one-year total percentage return achieved by all the funds, is 8.20 and that σ , the standard deviation, is 2.75.

  1. According the empirical rule, what percentage of these funds is expected be within +1 standard deviation of the mean?
  2. According to the empirical rule, what percentage of these funds expected to be within +1, +2, or +3 standard deviations of the mean?
  3. According to Chebyshev’s theorem, what percentage of these is to within +1, +2, or +3 standard deviations of the mean?
  4. According Chebyshev’s theorem, at least 93.75% of these funds are expected to have one-year total returns between what two amounts?

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