According to the empirical rule, approximately what percentage of the area under a normal distribution lies within 1 standard deviation? % Within 2 standard deviations? % Within 3 standard deviations? %
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Approximately 68% of the area under a normal distribution lies within 1 standard deviation from the mean. Show more…
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