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Transcribed Image Text:Let X be a random variable with u = 4 and o = .5.
(a) Use the Chebychev inequality to estimate Pr(3 <
X < 5).
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(b) If X were normally distributed, what would be

Transcribed Image Text:the exact probability that X is between 3 and 5
inclusive?
(c) Reconcile the difference between the answers to
(a) and (b).
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