The duration of pregnancy in a particular human population (in a district of South India) is...
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The duration of pregnancy in a particular human population (in a district of South India) is approximately Normally distributed with μ = 272.3 days and σ = 8.8 days. In the following questions, assume that this distribution is exact.
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What proportion of pregnancies last between 265 and 279 days?
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What proportion of pregnancies last over 288 days?
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What durations give the quartiles of the distribution of pregnancy durations for this population?
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