Question

In a normal distribution, 95% of the data fall within how many standard deviations of the mean? O A. Three standard deviations B. It cannot be determined from the given information. O C. Two standard deviations O D. One standard deviation SUBM​

Answer 1

Two standard deviations

Explanation:

The Z score is obtained using the mean and standard deviation, according to the empirical. Rule, which gives percentage of values that lie within an interval estimate in a normal distribution ;

one standard deviation lie within 68% of the mean

Two standard deviations lie within 95%

Three standard deviations lie within 99.7%

Hence, for the question given, 95% fall within 2 standard deviations of the mean