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95% of the area under the bell curve is within TWO standard deviations of the mean.
The bell curve is symmetric. 50% area This means 50% of the area is to the right of the mean, 34% between m and m+s, and 47.5% between m and m-2s.
We could separate the bell curve into six chunks, with areas shown below.
Again, the area within ONE s.d. of the mean is .34 + .34 = .68 Area within TWO s.d.s of the mean is .135+.34+.34+.135 = .95
.34
.34 .025
.025
.135
.135
Now we can find any normal probability involving the mean plus or minus one or two standard deviations.
The probability of being between one s.d. below the mean and two s.d.s above is: .34 + .34 + .135 = .815
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