BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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Zoe is 1.14 standard deviations taller than the mean height for women.
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Zoe is 1.14 standard deviations shorter than the mean height for women.
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Zoe’s height is 1.14 standard deviations below the mean height
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Zoe’s height is 1.14 standard deviations above the mean height
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to a recent report from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, females between 25 and 34 years of age have a bell-shaped distribution for height, with mean of 65 inches and standard deviation of 3.5 inches.
Detailed explanation-2: -The heights of adult men in the United States are approximately normally distributed with a mean of 70 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches. Heights of adult women are approximately normally distributed with a mean of 64.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5 inches.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is the z-score for a woman 5.5 feet tall? (Enter your answer rounded to two decimal places.) z = 0.64 What is the z-score for a man 5.5 feet tall? (Enter your answer rounded to two decimal places.)
Detailed explanation-4: -Therefore, the probability that a woman is between 60 and 63 inches tall is 0.48.