INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9780135163146
Author: Gould
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 102CRE
Birth Length and z-Scores, Inverse Babies in the United States have a
a. Find the birth length at the 2.5th percentile.
b. Find the birth length at the 97.5th percentile.
c. Find the z-scores for the length at the 2.5th percentile.
d. Find the z-scores for the length at the 97.5th percentile.
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INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (LOOSELEAF)
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