Tell students that sometimes the sum on a table may be close to

1.0001 or 0.999. The theoretical sum is actually 1. Small differences

are caused by rounding off.
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earlier. Emphasize that there is still 0.3% of the distribution falling
outside the 3 standard deviation limits.
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Answer? For most purposes I’d much rather have the

distribution that works out in the gym three times a week –
the ‘tall and tight’ guy. Look at lines marking one SD –
with the first distribution, more of the area under the curve
(I.e. more of the probability) falls within the goalposts.

Another way of saying this is that there is less dispersion,

so that more of the distribution falls closer to the truth.
Middle-aged Mr ‘short and flabby’ certainly enjoyed some
Mi451

Answer? For most purposes I’d much rather have the

distribution that works out in the gym three times a week –
the ‘tall and tight’ guy. Look at lines marking one SD –
with the first distribution, more of the area under the curve
(I.e. more of the probability) falls within the goalposts.

Another way of saying this is that there is less dispersion,

so that more of the distribution falls closer to the truth.
Middle-aged Mr ‘short and flabby’ certainly enjoyed some
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