Example 6.3 from Statistics, 6.1 The Standard Normal Distribution

(part 1)

a. Suppose a 15-to 18-year-old male from Chile was 168 cm tall in 2009–2010. The z-score when x = 168 cm is z = _______. This z-score tells you that x = 168 is ________ standard deviations to the ________ (right or left) of the mean _____ (What is the mean?).

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a. –0.32, 0.32, left, 170

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