Question

A value one standard deviation from the mean is less likely to occur than a value three standard deviations from the mean.

True
False

Answer 1

false?

Answer 2

I think false

Answer 3

its true

Answer 4

http://www.cram.com/flashcards/math-after-2-3209146

Answer 5

heres the link to explain it

Answer 6

thanks

Answer 7

no problem

Answer 8

the further a particular value is from the mean, as measured by the number of std. deviations from the mean, the less likely that value is to occur.

Use this rule to make a final choice of answer for this problem.

Answer 9

@mathmale ... question: when dealing with a continuous distribution, isn't the likelihood of getting a single specific value undefined?

Answer 10

I mean I'm not trying to contest what you have to say, but I think this problem wasn't written well

Answer 11

if the weather forecast expects 4-6 inches of snow, the probability of getting exactly 5 inches of snow and the probability of getting exactly 7 inches of snow would be impossible as you get an indeterminate expression 1/infinity, right?