SOLUTION: The heights of adult men in America are normally distributed, with a mean of 69.4 inches and a standard deviation of 2.66 inches. The heights of adult women in America are also nor

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Question 1175994: The heights of adult men in America are normally distributed, with a mean of 69.4 inches and a standard deviation of 2.66 inches. The heights of adult women in America are also normally distributed, but with a mean of 64.7 inches and a standard deviation of 2.56 inches.
If a man is 6 feet 3 inches tall, what is his z-score (to 4 decimal places)?
z =
If a woman is 5 feet 11 inches tall, what is her z-score (to 4 decimal places)?
z =
Who is relatively taller?
The 6 foot 3 inch American man
The 5 foot 11 inch American woman
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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z score for man is (x-mean)/sd or (75-69.4)/2.66=2.1053
for woman is (71-64.7)/2.56=2.4609
The woman is relatively taller to her population.