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Suppose a normal distribution has a mean of 18 abd a standard deviation of 4. A value of 24 is how many standard deviations away from the mean

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Normal Distribution

The normal distribution can be described by two parameters: the mean and the standard deviation.

We are given the parameters of a normal distribution as follows:

Mean = 18

SD = 4

A value of 24 is 24 - 18 = 6 units away from the center of the distribution, or the mean value.

Calculating the ratio of 6 units by 4 units, we get 6 / 4 = 1.5

This means the given value is 1.5 standard deviations away from the mean

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