Understanding the Empirical Rule

Understanding the Empirical Rule

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

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The video tutorial explains the empirical rule and its application in determining the mean, standard deviation, and the percentage of data within one, two, and three standard deviations in a normal distribution. It covers how to calculate the percentage of test scores within specific intervals and below certain values, emphasizing the symmetry of the bell curve and the properties of the normal distribution.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key property of the normal distribution regarding the mean, median, and mode?

The mean is always greater than the median.

They are all equal.

The mode is always less than the mean.

They are all different.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the standard deviation represented on a normal distribution graph?

As equal sub-intervals on the horizontal axis.

As the width of the curve.

As the area under the curve.

As the height of the curve.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of data falls within one standard deviation from the mean according to the empirical rule?

50%

68%

95%

99.7%

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a data point is two standard deviations away from the mean, what percentage of data falls within this range?

68%

95%

99.7%

50%

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the percentage of data within three standard deviations from the mean?

68%

95%

100%

99.7%

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of test scores are between 64 and 67?

34%

50%

68%

95%

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of test scores are less than the mean in a normal distribution?

34%

50%

68%

95%

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