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Standard Deviation of a Probability Distribution

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Suppose the probability distribution for the high temp in Nevada on June 1 is normally distributed with a mean of 65 degrees. If a box plot was made it would have an IQR = 20 degrees.

1. What's the standard deviation of that probability distribution?

2. Find the probability that June 1st temp is in the 70s.

3. If the high temp for June 1, 2, 3 all have the same probability distribution and are statistically independent, what's the probability that high temps for that period will be in the 70s every day?

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(1) SD = IQR/1.35 = 20/1.35 = 14.81

(2) z = (x- mu)/SD = ...

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