Question

The heights of the students in a New York college were found to follow a normal distribution, with a mean of 170 centimeters and a standard deviation of 5 centimeters. Which range of values contains 95% of the data?

A. 155 centimeters to 185 centimeters

B. 160 centimeters to 180 centimeters

C. 165 centimeters to 185 centimeters

D. 170 centimeters to 180 centimeters

Answer 1

B. 160 centimeters to 180 centimeters

Explanation:

95% of the data lies within two standard deviations (10 centimeters) above and below the mean.

Answer 2

In any normal distribution, about 95% of it lies within two standard deviations of the mean. So the range would be approximately .

Explanation:

on plato its, B.

160 centimeters to 180 centimeters