CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The average waist size for teenage males is 29 inches with a standard deviation of 1.4 inch. If waist sizes are normally distributed, estimate the proportion of teenagers who will have waist sizes greater than 31 inches?
A
92.4%
B
10.5%
C
16%
D
7.6%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Empirical Rule states that 99.7% of data observed following a normal distribution lies within 3 standard deviations of the mean. Under this rule, 68% of the data falls within one standard deviation, 95% percent within two standard deviations, and 99.7% within three standard deviations from the mean.

Detailed explanation-2: -We can find both the mean and standard deviation by eye on a normal curve. The mean is the center of symmetry for the curve. To find , start at the center of the curve and run a pencil outward.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which is NOT true about the standard normal distribution? It is bell-shaped.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mean temperature in Glens Falls for the month of February is 23 degrees with a standard deviation of 4.2 degrees.

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