Section 3.2 Homework Question 8

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Section 3.2 Homework Question 8

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Section 3.2 Homework

8. 

A certain group of test subjects had pulse rates with a mean of 84.2 beats per minute and a standard deviation of 11.5 beats per minute. Use the range rule of thumb to identify the limits separating values that are significantly low or significantly high. Is a pulse rate of 77.2 beats per minute significantly low or significantly​ high?

Significantly low values are _____beats per minute or higher.

Significantly high values are ____ beats per minute or higher.

 

Is a pulse rate of 77.2 beats per minute significantly low or significantly​ high?

  1. Significantly high​, because it is more than two standard deviations above the mean.
  2. Significantly low​, because it is more than two standard deviations below the mean.
  3. Neither​, because it is within two standard deviations of the mean.
  4. It is impossible to determine with the information given.

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