d) The IQR extends from  cm to  cm, giving an IQR of                             cm. e) Is a person who is 1m 80cm (180cm) tall considered unusually tall? And is a person who is 1m 55cm (155cm) considered unusually short? We cannot tell from the given information   No, they are not unusual since these heights are within two standard deviations of the mean   Yes, they are unusual since these heights are more than two standard deviations away from the mean   No people can come in all sizes, we cannot define usual or unusual heights   f) The researchers take another random sample of physically active individuals. Would you expect the mean and standard deviation of the new sample to be the ones given above? Yes, the mean and standard deviation do not change just because of who we sampled   No, the mean and standard deviation would not be the same, but should be close to those given above   The mean and standard deviation from a new sample are likely to be drastically different from those given above

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4.4 Heights of adults:  Researchers studying anthropometry collected body girth measurements and skeletal diameter measurements, as well as age, weight, height and gender, for 507 physically active individuals. The histogram below shows the sample distribution of heights in centimeters (Heinz, 2003).

Min 147.2
Q1 163.8
Median 170.3
Mean 171.1
SD 9.4
Q3 177.8
Max 198.1

d) The IQR extends from  cm to  cm, giving an IQR of 

                           cm.


e) Is a person who is 1m 80cm (180cm) tall considered unusually tall? And is a person who is 1m 55cm (155cm) considered unusually short?

  • We cannot tell from the given information

 

  • No, they are not unusual since these heights are within two standard deviations of the mean

 

  • Yes, they are unusual since these heights are more than two standard deviations away from the mean

 

  • No people can come in all sizes, we cannot define usual or unusual heights

 

f) The researchers take another random sample of physically active individuals. Would you expect the mean and standard deviation of the new sample to be the ones given above?

  • Yes, the mean and standard deviation do not change just because of who we sampled

 

  • No, the mean and standard deviation would not be the same, but should be close to those given above

 

  • The mean and standard deviation from a new sample are likely to be drastically different from those given above
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