RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The shelf life of a particular dairy product is normally distributed with a mean of 12 days and a standard deviation of 3 days.About what percent of the products last 8 days or more?
A
68%
B
34%
C
9.12%
D
90.88%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Empirical Rule or 68-95-99.7% Rule gives the approximate percentage of data that fall within one standard deviation (68%), two standard deviations (95%), and three standard deviations (99.7%) of the mean. This rule should be applied only when the data are approximately normal.

Detailed explanation-2: -FOOD The shelf life of a particular snack chip is normally distributed with a mean of 173.3 days and a standard deviation of 23.6 days.

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