Formulation
The 68-95-99.7 rule indicates the percentage of the values that lie within one, two, and three standard deviations interval from the mean in a normal distribution. It is written mathematically as:
where
Proof
Substituting the values yield the values.
References
- Wikipedia contributors. (2024, January 26). 68–95–99.7 rule. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68%E2%80%9395%E2%80%9399.7_rule