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Who has the weight that is more extreme relative to the group from which they​ came: a male who weighs 1700 g or a female who weighs 1700 ​g?

Who has the weight that is more extreme relative to the group from which they​ came: a male who weighs 1700 g or a female who weighs 1700 ​g?

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Use z scores to compare the given values.
 
Based on sample​ data, newborn males have weights with a mean of
3294.1
g and a standard deviation of
725.7
g. Newborn females have weights with a mean of
3008.2
g and a standard deviation of
523.1
g. Who has the weight that is more extreme relative to the group from which they​ came: a male who weighs
1700
g or a female who weighs
1700
​g?
 
 
 

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Since the z score for the male is
z=enter your response here
and the z score for the female is
z=enter your response here​,
the
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male
female
has the weight that is more extreme.
​(Round to two decimal​ places.) 
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It is given that 

•). For male:

Mean, μ = 3294.1

Standard deviation, σ = 725.7

 

•). For female:

Mean, μ = 3008.2

Standard deviation, σ = 523.1

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