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(a) What proportion of Z scores lie between -1 and +1 in the ”Height in Inches” data
set? Round your answer to three decimal places.
(b) What proportion of Z -scores lie between -2 and +2 in the ”Height in Inches” data
set? Round your answer to three decimal places.
(c) What proportion of Z scores lie between -3 and +3 in the ”Height in Inches” data
set? Round your answer to three decimal places.
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