Which of the following is true about the relationship between the standard deviation s and the range for a large bell-shaped data set?
A) The range is approximately 1/2 of a standard deviation.
B) The range is approximately 2 standard deviations.
C) The range is approximately 6 standard deviations.
D) The range is approximately 1/6 of a standard deviation

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For a large bell-shaped (normal) data set, the range (difference between the maximum and minimum values) is approximately 6 standard deviations. This is because about 99.7% of data falls within 3 standard deviations from the mean in either direction in a normal distribution.

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