For GSS data on the number of people you know who have committed suicide, 88.8% of the
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For GSS data on “the number of people you know who have committed suicide,” 88.8% of the responses were 0, 8.8% were 1, and the other responses took higher values. The mean equals 0.145, and the standard deviation equals 0.457.
(a) What percentage of observations fall within one standard deviation of the mean?
(b) Is the Empirical Rule appropriate for the distribution of this variable?Why or why not?
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Statistical Methods For The Social Sciences
ISBN: 9781292220314
5th Global Edition
Authors: Alan Agresti
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