Approximately 84 percent of people do higher than 1 standard deviation below the mean.

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This statement is true according to the empirical rule in statistics, which states that approximately 68 percent of people fall within 1 standard deviation of the mean, and approximately 95 percent fall within 2 standard deviations of the mean. Therefore, if 68 percent fall within 1 standard deviation, then the remaining 32 percent (100-68) would fall outside of this range, with approximately half falling above the mean and half falling below. Since 1 standard deviation is roughly equivalent to 34 percent of the data (68/2), then about 16 percent of people would fall above 1 standard deviation above the mean, leaving approximately 84 percent below that range.

Approximately 84 Percent of People Do Higher Than 1 Standard