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nbme20/Block 1/Question#26 (32.5 difficulty score)
Serum cholesterol concentrations are measured ...
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submitted by strugglebus(172),

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sympathetikey Same! +6

sympathetikey Except according to FA, it's 68% within 1 SD, so 34%, which split in half is 17%. +2

amirmullick3 Sympathetikey check your math :D 100-68 is 32 not 34, and half of 32 is 16 :) +8

lilyo Can anyone explain why we subtract 68 from 100? This makes me think that we are saying its 35% of the data that falls within 1SD as opposed to 65. HELLLLLLP +

sallz @Lilyo If you consider 1 SD, that includes 68% of the population (in this case, you're saying that 68% of the people are between 296 and 196 (1SD above and 1 below). This leaves how many people? 32% outside of that range (100-68=32); half of those would be above 296 and the other half below 296, so 16% +5

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