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In? 2011, the mean rate of violent crime? (per 100,000? people) for 24 particula

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Question

In? 2011, the mean rate of violent crime? (per 100,000? people) for 24 particular states was

427.

The standard deviation was

159.

Assume that the distribution of violent crime rates is unimodal and symmetric. Complete parts? (a) through? (d) below.

The graph on the right is a sketch of the distribution of the crime rates. What percentage of data should occur within two standard deviations of the? mean?

? ?%.

?(Type a whole? number.)

The graph on the right is a sketch of the distribution of the crime rates. What percentage of data should occur within two standard deviations of the? mean?

The percentage of data that occurs within two standard deviations of the mean should be

? ?%.

?(Type a whole? number.)

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

95 %

EXPLANATION:

By Empirical Rule, about 95 % of data will be within two standard deviations of mean.