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68-95-99.7 rule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
68-95-99.7 rule
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The rule stating that a normal distribution will have 68% of its observations within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% within two, and 99.7% within three.

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What does 68-95-99.7 rule mean?
The rule stating that a normal distribution will have 68% of its observations within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% within two, and 99.7% within three.

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