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hbsimmons88

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Summarize the empirical rule.

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The chapter notes that the standard deviation will always be larger than the mean absolute deviation. Explain why.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

For distributions that are bell-shaped and symmetrical: 1) About 68 of observations will fall within 1 standard deviation of the mean. 2) About 95 of observations will fall within 2 standard deviations of the mean. 3) Practically all observations will fall within 3 standard deviations of the mean.

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When the extreme values are squared, they affect a greater influence.


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