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Infer a normal-model mean or standard deviation

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Consider commute times for a group of workers, measured in minutes. Assume the distribution is approximately symmetric and bell-shaped. The mean is 42 minutes; the standard deviation is not given

Boundary 1: 0.15% of observations lie below 15 minutes

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Map this statement to its signed standard-score boundary. Use boundary 1, where 0.15% of observations lie below 15 minutes

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Calculate the distribution standard deviation

Format: exact value