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6.1 Exercise 8

Avg difficulty 2.5

Use the information in the example to answer the following questions:

  1. Suppose a 15-to 18-year-old male from Chile was 176 cm tall from 2009–2010. The z-score when x = 176 cm is z = _______. This z-score tells you that x = 176 cm is ________ standard deviations to the ________ (right or left) of the mean _____ (What is the mean?).
  2. Suppose that the height of a 15-to 18-year-old male from Chile in 2009–2010 has a z-score of z = –2. What is the male’s height? The z-score (z = –2) tells you that the male’s height is ________ standard deviations to the __________ (right or left) of the mean.

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