Use z scores to compare the given values.   In a recent awards​ ceremony, the age of the winner for the Best Actor award was 32and the age of the winner for the Best Actress award was 44. For all recipients of Best​ Actor, the mean age is 42.2years and the standard deviation is 7.2years. For all recipients of Best​ Actress, the mean age is 33.3years and the standard deviation is 10.5 years.​ (All ages are determined at the time of the awards​ ceremony.) Relative to the award​ category, who had the more extreme age when winning the​ award, the winner of Best Actor or the winner of Best​ Actress? Explain.     Since the z score for the winner of Best Actor is    z score for the winner of Best Actress is

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Use z scores to compare the given values.
 
In a recent awards​ ceremony, the age of the winner for the Best Actor award was 32and the age of the winner for the Best Actress award was 44. For all recipients of Best​ Actor, the mean age is 42.2
years and the standard deviation is 7.2
years. For all recipients of Best​ Actress, the mean age is 33.3
years and the standard deviation is 10.5 years.​ (All ages are determined at the time of the awards​ ceremony.) Relative to the award​ category, who had the more extreme age when winning the​ award, the winner of Best Actor or the winner of Best​ Actress? Explain.
 
 
Since the z score for the winner of Best Actor is
 
 z score for the winner of Best Actress is
 
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