with and . Using , the values of and are:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
- Step 1: Half the distribution lies below the mean, so .
- Step 2: means .
- Step 3: So .
Answer
mu = 16, sigma = 3.
Why not the others: treats as standard deviation; confuses the 2.28% point with the mean; the last splits the two values.
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