The blood platelet counts of a group of women have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 262.8 and a standard deviation of 65.2. (All units are 1000 cells/muL.) Using the empirical rule, find each approximate percentage below. a. What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts within 1 standard deviation of the mean, or between 197.6 and 328.0? b. What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts between 132.4 and 393.2?
a. Approximately 197.6% of women in this group have platelet counts within 1 standard deviation of the mean, or between 197.6 and 328.0.
Get Answers For Free
Most questions answered within 1 hours.