A bell curve (Normal Distribution) has a mean of -1 and a s

alanforde800Maximus wrote:A bell curve (Normal Distribution) has a mean of -1 and a standard deviation of 1/8.
How many integer values are within three standard deviation of mean?

a)1
b)2
c)3
d)4
e)5

Mean = -1
Standard Deviation = 1/8

1 unit of standard deviation BELOW the mean = -1 - 1/8 = -1 1/8
2 units of standard deviation BELOW the mean = -1 - 1/8 - 1/8 = -1 2/8
2 units of standard deviation BELOW the mean = -1 - 1/8 - 1/8 - 1/8 = -1 3/8

1 unit of standard deviation ABOVE the mean = -1 + 1/8 = -7/8
2 units of standard deviation ABOVE the mean = -1 + 1/8 + 1/8= -6/8
3 units of standard deviation ABOVE the mean = -1 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8= -5/8

So, all values from -1 3/8 to -5/8 are within 3 standard deviations of the mean.

Within this range, there is only 1 integer value: -1

Answer: A

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