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Example – Z score

Q-1
A distribution of numbers is approximately bell shaped. If the mean of the numbers is
125 and the standard deviation is 12, between what two numbers would
approximately 68% of the values fall? Between what two numbers would 95% of the
values fall? Between what two values would 99.7% of the values fall?
Q-2
Some numbers are not normally distributed. If the mean of the numbers is 38 and
the standard deviation is 6, what proportion of values would fall between 26 and 50?
What proportion of values would fall between 14 and 62? Between what two values
would 89% of the values fall?
Q-3
According to Chebyshev’s theorem, how many standard deviations from the mean
would include at least 80% of the values?

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