What is the probability of being between the mean and 1.5 standard deviations below the mean? How would you interpret this probability?
What will be an ideal response?
Using a z-score of -1.50, you would look at the Z Table to find the probability associated with a z-score of 1.50. Given that P(z=1.50)=0.4332, you would say that 43.32 percent of the cases lie between the mean and 1.5 standard deviations below the mean.
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