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What percentage of the data lies within onestandard deviation of the mean?

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Considering a normal distribution, we can use the 68-95-99.7% rule to solve this problem.

According to the rule, 68% of the data lies within one standard derivation, 95% lies within two standard derivations and 99.7% lies within 3 standard derivations.

Answer: 68%.

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