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Suppose that head circumferences of adult men have a bell-shaped distribution with mean = 58 cm and standard deviation = 3 cm. (Use the Empirical Rule.)(a)What is the head circumference (in cm) such that only 2.5% of adult men have a smaller head circumference? cm(b)What is the head circumference (in cm) such that only 2.5% of adult men have a larger head circumference? cm(c)What is the head circumference (in cm) such that only 16% of adult men have a larger head circumference? cm

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Suppose that head circumferences of adult men have a bell-shaped distribution with mean = 58 cm and standard deviation = 3 cm. (Use the Empirical Rule.)(a)What is the head circumference (in cm) such that only 2.5% of adult men have a smaller head circumference? cm(b)What is the head circumference (in cm) such that only 2.5% of adult men have a larger head circumference? cm(c)What is the head circumference (in cm) such that only 16% of adult men have a larger head circumference? cm

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(a) The Empirical Rule states that approximately 2.5% of data falls more than 2 standard deviations below the mean in a bell-shaped distribution. So, to find the head circumference such that only 2.5% of adult men have a smaller head circumference, we subtract 2 standard deviations from the mean.

58 cm (mean) - 2*3 cm (standard deviation) = 52 cm

(b) Similarly, to find the head circumference such that only 2.5% of adult men have a larger head circumference, we add 2 standard deviations to the mean.

58 cm (mean) + 2*3 cm (standard deviation) = 64 cm

(c) The Empirical Rule also states that approximately 16% of data falls more than 1 standard deviation above the mean. So, to find the head circumference such that only 16% of adult men have a larger head circumference, we add 1 standard deviation to the mean.

58 cm (mean) + 1*3 cm (standard deviation) = 61 cm

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