Stats Flashcards

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In a normal distribution, what percentage of observations lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean?

A

~68%.

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In a normal distribution, what percentage of observations lie within 2 standard deviations from the mean?

A

~95%.

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In a normal distribution, what percentage of observations lie within 3 standard deviations from the mean?

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~99.7%.

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4
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What does standard deviation measure?

A

The dispersal about the mean for a whole population.

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