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If the mean of a given data set is 20.6 and the standard deviation is 2.2 ,where will a majority of data lie :

A) 18.4 TO 22.8

B)20 to 21

C)18.4 TO 20.6

If you can please tell me how you arrived at your answer. Thanks in advance .

User Jakewins
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Answer:the answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:just did the assignment

User Haoqun Jiang
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If you're paying attention in your statistics class, you know that about 68% of the data lies within one standard deviation of the mean. That is, between
.. 20.6 -2.2 = 18.4
and
.. 20.6 +2.2 = 22.8

Selection A is appropriate.
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