Question

According to​ psychologists, IQs are normally​ distributed, with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15 . a. What percentage of the population has IQs between 85 and 100 ​?

Answer 1

Answer: 34%.

By definition of normal distribution, ≈68% of the data is within 1 standard deviation of the mean. Therefore 68% of IQs are between 85 and 115, and half of that is on the lower end, 85 to 100.