The blood platelet counts of a group of women have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 255.7 and a standard deviation of 66.1. (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 3 standard deviations of the mean, or between 57.4 and 454.0?
b. What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts between 189.6 and 321.8?
a. What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts within 3 standard deviations of the mean, or between 57.4 and 454.0?
99.7%
b. What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts between 189.6 and 321.8?
68%
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