Homework Help: statistics

Posted by Maria on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 6:23pm.

The authors state that the heights of women in North America are normally distibuted with a mean of 65.0 and a standard deviation of 3.5 inches. I am 64.5 inches. Using the parameters above, what percent of women in North America are shorter than I am?

statistics - PsyDAG, Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 11:08am
Z = (score-mean)/SD

Find table in the back of your statistics text labeled something like "areas under normal distribution" to find the proportion related to the Z score. Multiply by 100.

Answer this Question

Related Questions

statistics - Women’s heights are normally distributed with a mean of 63.6 ...
statistics - once again I am not getting this. assume that the population of ...
statistics - the distribution of heights of American women aged 18 to 24 is ...
Statistics - The distribution of heights of American women aged 18 to 24 is ...
statistics - Assume that women's heights are normally distributed with a ...
Elementary Statistics - Heights of women have a bell-shaped distribution with a ...
statistics - Help me! Population of heights of college students is approximately...
statistics - The heights of American women aged 18 to 24 are normally ...
statistics - The heights of American women aged 18 to 24 are normally ...
Statistics - Assume the heights of women are normally distributed with a mean ...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: