In: Statistics and Probability
The blood platelet counts of a group of women have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of
260.9260.9
and a standard deviation of
65.465.4.
(All units are 1000
cells/muμL.)
Using the empirical rule, find each approximate percentage below.
a. |
What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet
counts within
33 standarddeviationsdeviations of the mean, or between64.764.7 and457.1457.1? |
b. |
What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet
counts between
130.1130.1 and391.7391.7? |