The water content of soil from a borrow site is normally distributed with a mean of μ = 14.2% and standard deviation of a = 2.3%. What is the probability that a sample taken from the site will have a water content above 16% or below 12%?
The water content of soil from a borrow site is normally distributed with a mean of μ = 14.2% and standard deviation of a = 2.3%. What is the probability that a sample taken from the site will have a water content above 16% or below 12%?
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from the site will have a water content above 16% or below 12%?
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