Empirical Rule Worksheet
A Grade 9 math worksheet on the Empirical Rule (68-95-99.7 rule) for normally distributed data, including true/false, fill-in-the-blanks, and short answer questions.
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Empirical Rule Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for short answer questions.
The Empirical Rule, also known as the 68-95-99.7 rule, is a statistical rule which states that for a normal distribution, almost all data falls within three standard deviations of the mean.
- Approximately 68% of the data falls within one standard deviation of the mean.
- Approximately 95% of the data falls within two standard deviations of the mean.
- Approximately 99.7% of the data falls within three standard deviations of the mean.
1. The Empirical Rule can be applied to any data distribution.
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2. According to the Empirical Rule, approximately 95% of data falls within one standard deviation of the mean.
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3. For a data set with a normal distribution, approximately of the data will fall within three standard deviations of the mean.
4. The Empirical Rule is also known as the rule.
5. If a data set is normally distributed, about 68% of the data lies between the mean minus one standard deviation and the mean one standard deviation.
6. A set of test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 5. What percentage of students scored between 70 and 80?
7. The heights of adult males in a certain city are normally distributed with a mean of 69 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches. What range of heights would encompass approximately 95% of adult males?
8. Explain why the Empirical Rule is useful in statistics.