13.34 Women's heights. The heights of adult women are approximately Normal with mean 69.2 inches and standard deviation 2.5 inches. How tall are the tallest 10% of women? (Use

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Table B Percentiles of the Normal distributions
Standard
Percentile Standard
Percentile
Standard
Percentile
score
Score
Score
-3.4
0.03
-1.1
13.57
1.2
88.49
-3.3
0.05
-1.0
15.87
1.3
90.32
-3.2
0.07
-0.9
18.41
1.4
91.92
-3.1
0.10
-0.8
21.19
1.5
93.32
-3.0
0.13
-0.7
24.20
1.6
94.52
-2.9
0.19
-0.6
27.42
1.7
95.54
-2.8
0.26
-0.5
30.85
1.8
96.41
-2.7
0.35
-0.4
34.46
1.9
97.13
-2.6
0.47
-0.3
38.21
2.0
97.73
-2.5
0.62
-0.2
42.07
2.1
98.21
-2.4
0.82
-0.1
46.02
2.2
98.61
-2.3
1.07
0.0
50.00
2.3
98.93
-2.2
1.39
0.1
53.98
2.4
99.18
-2.1
1.79
0.2
57.93
2.5
99.38
-2.0
2.27
0.3
61.79
2.6
99.53
Transcribed Image Text:Area represents percentile -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 Standard score Moore/Notz, Statistics: Concepts and Controversies, 10e, © 2020 W. H. Freeman and Company Table B Percentiles of the Normal distributions Standard Percentile Standard Percentile Standard Percentile score Score Score -3.4 0.03 -1.1 13.57 1.2 88.49 -3.3 0.05 -1.0 15.87 1.3 90.32 -3.2 0.07 -0.9 18.41 1.4 91.92 -3.1 0.10 -0.8 21.19 1.5 93.32 -3.0 0.13 -0.7 24.20 1.6 94.52 -2.9 0.19 -0.6 27.42 1.7 95.54 -2.8 0.26 -0.5 30.85 1.8 96.41 -2.7 0.35 -0.4 34.46 1.9 97.13 -2.6 0.47 -0.3 38.21 2.0 97.73 -2.5 0.62 -0.2 42.07 2.1 98.21 -2.4 0.82 -0.1 46.02 2.2 98.61 -2.3 1.07 0.0 50.00 2.3 98.93 -2.2 1.39 0.1 53.98 2.4 99.18 -2.1 1.79 0.2 57.93 2.5 99.38 -2.0 2.27 0.3 61.79 2.6 99.53
13.34 Women's heights. The heights of adult women are approximately Normal with mean
69.2 inches and standard deviation 2.5 inches. How tall are the tallest 10% of women? (Use
the closest percentile that appears in Table B.)
Transcribed Image Text:13.34 Women's heights. The heights of adult women are approximately Normal with mean 69.2 inches and standard deviation 2.5 inches. How tall are the tallest 10% of women? (Use the closest percentile that appears in Table B.)
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