Finance
What percentage of normally distributed data is between +- 1 Standard Deviations?
68%
What percentage of normally distributed data is between +- 2 Standard Deviations?
95%
What percentage of normally distributed data is between +- 3 Standard Deviations?
99.7%
Name the tallest type of grass?
Bamboo
Where is the world's tallest building located?
Dubai (Burj Khalifa)
What percent of normally distributed data is on the left side of the bell curve?
50%
How do you calculate standard deviation?
Square Root of the Variance
Do you have any control of how much taxes is deducted from your paycheck?
Some, Social Security and Medicare are not optional but you can make modifications to your W-4 form to increase or decrease your federal income tax deduction.
What is the measurement (which is approximately six feet) used to measure the depth of water?
Fathom
What is the closest county to the U.S. that we do not share a border with?
Russia (2.5 Miles)
Define Variance?
Variance describes how spread out the data is about the mean.
Define Standard Deviation?
Standard Deviation is the mean distance each data point is from the mean.
10%
How many stars are in our solar system?
Just one, the Sun.
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
John Adams
How do you calculate variance?
Take the mean of each data point - mean, squared.
What is the z-score formula?
data point - mean / standard deviation
What is the difference between a student loan and a grant?
Grant does not have to be paid back.
What two galaxies can we see with the naked eye?
Milky Way and Andromeda
New York City was originally known by what name?
Hint: The Dutch named it.
New Amsterdam
What is a 401(k)?
What does IRA stand for?
Individual Retirement Account?
What does CAGR stand for?
Compound Annual Growth Rate
What does Newton's Third Law of Motion state?
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
Who was the famous Native American woman who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition as a guide?
Sacagawea