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In a certain? city, the average? 20- to? 29-year old man is 69.8 inches? tall, w

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Question

In a certain? city, the average? 20- to? 29-year old man is 69.8 inches? tall, with a standard deviation of 3.1 ?inches, while the average? 20- to? 29-year old woman is 64.1 inches? tall, with a standard deviation of 3.8 inches. Who is relatively? taller, a? 75-inch man or a? 70-inch woman? Find the corresponding? z-scores. Who is relatively? taller, a? 75-inch man or a? 70-inch woman? Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice. ?(Round to two decimal places as? needed.)

Explanation / Answer

z-score for 75 inche's man
mu=   69.8
sigma=   3.1
X=   75
Z=(X-mu)/sigma  
   1.67741

Z-score for 70 inche's woman
mu=   64.1
sigma=   3.8
X=   70
Z=(X-mu)/sigma  
   1.5526

as z-score for man > z-score for woman
1.68 >1.55

so man is relatively taller.
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