The Normal Distribution

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

Test scores are normally distributed with μ = 70, σ = 8.

N(70, 8) 70 86

Approximately what percent of scores are above 86?

  • A

    5%

  • B

    0.15%

  • C

    2.5%

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  • D

    16%

Explanation

86 is μ + 2σ. About 95% lie within 2 SDs, so 5% lie outside; half (2.5%) is above μ + 2σ.

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