Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
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Author: Neil A. Weiss
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 64E
Use Table II to obtain the areas under the standard normal curve required in Exercises 6.59–6.66. Sketch a standard normal curve and shade the area of interest in each problem.
6.64 Determine the area under the standard normal curve that lies between
- a. −0.88 and 2.24.
- b. −2.5 and −2.
- c. 1.48 and 2.72.
- d. −5.1 and 1.
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