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By Chebyshev's inequality, at least what fraction of any data lies within 2 standard deviations?
A50%
B68%
C95%
D75%
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 75%
The bound is 1 - 1/k squared; with k = 2 this is 1 - 1/4 = 75 percent.
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