Body mass index measurements of adults are normally distributed with a mean of 26 and a standard
Question:
Body mass index measurements of adults are normally distributed with a mean of 26 and a standard deviation of 5 (based on Data Set 1 in Appendix B). Is a body mass index of 40 an outlier? Why or why not?
Transcribed Image Text:
Data Set 1: Health Exam Results AGE is in years, HT is height (inches), WT is weight (pounds), WAIST is circumference (cm), Pulse is pulse rate (beats per minute), SYS is sys- tolic blood pressure (mm Hg), DIAS is diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg), CHOL is cholesterol (mg), BMI is body mass index, Leg is upper leg length (cm), Elbow is elbow breadth (cm), Wrist is wrist breadth (cm), and Arm is arm circumfer- ence (cm). Data are from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Male Age HT WT Waist Pulse SYS DIAS 64 107 54 58 70.8 169.1 90.6 68 125 78 22 66.2 144.2 78.1 32 71.7 179.3 96.5 88 126 87.7 72 87.1 31 68.7 175.8 28 67.6 152.6 46 69.2 166.8 92.4 72 107 41 66.5 135.0 60 113 78.8 56 67.2 201.5 103.3 76 20 68.3 175.2 89.1 54 65.6 139.0 82.5 17 63.0 156.3 86.7 96 60 73 68.3 186.6 103.3 52 73.1 191.1 91.8 25 67.6 151.3 75.6 29 68.0 209.4 17 71.0 237.1 41 61.3 52 76.2 220.6 110 64 110 88 126 137 34 42 18 44 20 66.3 151.0 79.9 110 72 153 56 64 105.5 60 108.7 64 125 109 97.1 68.0 161.9 86.9 60 112 119 176.7 104.0 84 131 113 103.0 76 121 32 66.3 166.1 91.3 20 69.7 137.4 75.2 20 65.4 164.2 87.7 29 70.0 162.4 18 77.0 85.0 68 79.6 64 68.3 204.6 103.8 62.9 151.8 68.5 144.1 26 33 55 69.4 193.8 103.0 53 69.2 172.9 28 28 37 66.1 169.8 91.5 84 40 72.4 213.3 102.9 72 127 33 73.0 198.0 93.1 84 132 26 68.0 173.3 98.9 88 116 53 68.7 214.5 107.5 56 125 36 70.3 137.1 81.6 112 64 63.7 119.5 75.7 56 125 71.1 189.1 95.0 65.6 164.7 91.1 68.3 170.1 94.9 56 120 60 118 84 132 88 72 56 116 112 121 95 110 131 71.9 174.8 88.0 56 109 112 64 115 72 115 8866 85 172 85 765幻78276 80 75465458 70 66829694924日84刀刀368565 60 110 68 125 60 124 79 CHOL 522 127 740 49 230 316 590 466 121 71 578 81 83 81 STATDISK: Minitab: Worksheet name for males is MHEALTH.MTW. Workbook name for males is MHEALTH.XLS. TI-83/84 Plus: App name for male data Excel: is MHEALTH and the file names are the same as for text files. MAGE, MHT, MWT, MWAST, MPULS, MSYS, MDIAS, MCHOL, MBMI, MLEG, MELBW, MWRST, MARM. Text file names for males: 77 80 75 75 81 138 139 638 78 265 250 265 273 272 972 75 613 762 303 690 30.9 46.0 31 28.3 41.4 189 25.5 42.7 957 24.6 40.5 23.8 27.4 339 44.2 416 79 72 120 74 702 81 1252 288 176 77 277 649 68 113 656 Data set name for males is Mhealth. 172 Leg Elbow Wrist Arm 6.4 31.9 6.2 31.0 5.8 32.7 5.9 33.4 6.0 5.8 5.2 5.6 5.5 BMI 23.8 42.5 7.7 23.2 40.2 7.6 24.6 44.4 7.3 26.2 42.8 7.5 7.1 23.5 40.0 24.5 47.3 7.1 21.5 43.4 6.5 31.4 40.1 7.5 26.4 42.1 7.5 36.0 6.9 22.7 27.8 44.2 7.1 28.1 36.7 8.1 25.2 48.4 23.3 41.0 8.0 7.0 31.9 39.8 6.9 33.1 45.2 8.3 33.2 40.2 6.7 26.7 46.2 7.9 26.6 39.0 19.9 44.8 6.9 27.1 40.9 7.0 23.4 43.1 7.5 27.0 38.0 7.4 21.6 41.0 6.8 7.4 7.2 6.6 7.3 7.8 41.8 7.0 28.7 47.2 7.5 7.8 26.2 48.2 26.4 42.9 6.7 32.1 42.8 8.2 19.6 40.8 7.1 20.7 42.6 6.6 26.3 44.9 26.9 41.1 25.6 24.2 7.4 7.0 44.5 7.3 44.0 7.1 5.5 5.3 6.7 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.6 5.7 6.0 30.1 30.5 27.6 38.0 32.0 5.7 6.1 6.0 29.3 31.7 30.7 34.7 30.6 34.2 41.1 33.1 32.2 31.2 25.9 7.5 5.7 5.6 5.6 33.7 5.2 30.3 5.8 32.8 31.0 36.2 33.6 5.9 31.9 5.7 32.9 6.0 30.9 6.1 34.0 5.9 34.8 33.6 31.3 37.6 27.9 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.4 30.7 26.9 36.9 34.5 32.1 Data Set 1: Health Exam Results (continued) STATDISK: Minitab: Excel: TI-83/84 Plus: Text file names for females: Data set name for females is Fhealth. Worksheet name for females is FHEALTH.MTW. Workbook name for females is FHEALTH.XLS. App name for female data is FHEALTH and the file names are the same as for text files. FAGE, FHT, FWT, FWAST, FPULS, FSYS, FDIAS, FCHOL, FBMI, FLEG, FELBW, FWRST, FARM. Female Age HT WT Waist Pulse SYS DIAS 76 104 61 72 99 64 88 102 65 114 76 58 17 64.3 114.8 67.2 32 66.4 149.3 82.5 25 62.3 107.8 66.7 55 62.3 160.1 59.6 127.1 63.6 123.1 27 29 25 59.8 111.7 12 63.3 156.3 41 67.9 32 61.4 93.0 60 82.6 31 66.7 19 64.8 105.4 19 63.1 136.1 23 75.4 73.6 81.4 72 68 80 64 68 68 94 101 108 218.8 99.4 110.2 67.7 188.3 100.7 80 72.9 76 85.0 68 107 104 123 93 104 88 89 112 66.7 182.4 85.7 72 116 40 66.8 238.4 126.0 96 181 23 64.7 108.8 74.5 72 98 27 65.1 45 119.0 74.5 68 100 161.9 94.0 72 127 64 107 61.9 41 64.3 174.1 56 63.4 22 60.7 124.3 92.8 181.2 105.5 75.5 57 63.4 255.9 126.5 24 62.6 106.7 70.0 98.0 104.7 67.8 99.3 91.1 37 60.6 149.9 59 63.5 163.1 40 58.6 94.3 45 60.2 159.7 52 67.6 162.8 31 63.4 130.0 32 64.1 179.9 23 62.7 147.8 23 61.3 47 58.2 195.6 105.5 88 74.5 60 95.5 79.5 112.9 69.1 36 63.2 124.2 34 60.5 135.0 85,7 60 125 37 65.0 141.4 92.8 72 124 88 29 68.0 135.5 75.9 88 18 61.8 123.9 72.7 92 48 67.0 130.4 68.6 124 116 76 107 95 72 72 108 114 78.8 80 104 119 93 66 61 16 57.0 100.7 68.7 64 106 472 d6624862 102034的不能 41 61 67 71 318 80 64 97 64 80 85 325 155 600 76 106 59 237 76 110 70 173 69 309 76 105 80 118 82 133 83 113 75 113 56 61 53 74 66 CHOL 264 181 267 384 98 62 2及33856剖464 280 254 123 67 596 59 301 72 223 79 293 73 146 73 149 149 920 81 126 27.5 41.0 89 531 33.5 43.8 130 20.6 37.3 29.9 42.3 175 44 17.7 39.1 24.0 40.3 8 112 462 28.9 48.6 7.2 37.7 33.2 7.0 62 98 447 125 BMI Leg Elbow Wrist Arm 4.6 23.6 5.5 26.3 19.6 41.6 6.0 23.8 42.8 6.7 19.6 39.0 5.7 29.1 40.2 6.2 25.2 36.2 5.5 4.6 26.3 5.0 32.6 4.8 29.2 21.4 43.2 6.0 4.9 26.4 22.0 38.7 5.7 5.1 27.9 6.8 5.5 33.0 7.8 5.8 271 207 2 29.8 40.0 6.8 29.7 38.2 6.8 31.7 38.2 6.9 23.8 38.2 5.9 8.0 44.9 41.0 19.2 38.1 6.1 7.0 28.7 38.0 28.5 36.0 32.1 31.1 94 19.3 31.0 18.3 43.4 6.2 5.2 19.8 41.5 6.3 6.3 6.6 5.7 6.6 6.7 5.4 6.4 25.1 7.1 22.8 5.9 30.9 39.2 6.2 26.5 39.0 6.3 21.2 36.6 40.6 27.0 21.9 38.5 26.0 39.9 6.4 39.4 40.2 23.5 37.5 39.7 22.8 20.7 20.5 5.9 7.5 5.6 6.1 5.8 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.1 39.0 6.3 41.6 6.0 21.9 33.8 5.6 5.6 34.0 5.4 35.2 24.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.2 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.7 5.5 4.7 38.6 26.5 34.4 23.7 28.4 5.2 4.8 5.0 4.9 5.3 4.6 27.0 35.0 33.1 39.6 27.0 43.8 23.6 34.3 34.4 23.3 35.6 31.8 27.0 32.8 31.0 27.0 41.2 25.5 30.9 27.9 26.5 27.8 23.0 26.4
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!
Step by Step Answer:
Answer rating: 50% (10 reviews)
Solution It is because of the extreme values It is very rare ...View the full answer
Answered By
James Warinda
Hi! I’m James Otieno and I'm an experienced professional online tutor with countless hours of success in tutoring many subjects in different disciplines. Specifically, I have handled general management and general business as a tutor in Chegg, Help in Homework and Trans tutor accounts.
I believe that my experience has made me the perfect tutor for students of all ages, so I'm confident I can help you too with finding the solution to your problems. In addition, my approach is compatible with most educational methods and philosophies which means it will be easy for you to find a way in which we can work on things together. In addition, my long experience in the educational field has allowed me to develop a unique approach that is both productive and enjoyable.
I have tutored in course hero for quite some time and was among the top tutors awarded having high helpful rates and reviews. In addition, I have also been lucky enough to be nominated a finalist for the 2nd annual course hero award and the best tutor of the month in may 2022.
I will make sure that any student of yours will have an amazing time at learning with me, because I really care about helping people achieve their goals so if you don't have any worries or concerns whatsoever you should place your trust on me and let me help you get every single thing that you're looking for and more.
In my experience, I have observed that students tend to reach their potential in academics very easily when they are tutored by someone who is extremely dedicated to their academic career not just as a businessman but as a human being in general.
I have successfully tutored many students from different grades and from all sorts of backgrounds, so I'm confident I can help anyone find the solution to their problems and achieve
0.00
0 Reviews
10+ Question Solved
Related Book For
Question Posted:
Students also viewed these Mathematics questions
-
How important is diversification to the company you work for please do not discuss any company proprietary information Is it diversifying in a way that adds to shareholder value Is the company...
-
The sales manager believes at 10 increase in variable unit selling expense well increase sales volume if the sales volume increases by 285 what will be the change in net operating income Is this a...
-
Assume that body temperatures of healthy adults are normally distributed with a mean of 98.20F and a standard deviation of 0.62F (based on data from University of Maryland researchers). a. If you...
-
__________ is the process that occurs when a job applicant does research on an organization and concludes there is enough of a fit between themselves and a job opening to warrant submitting their...
-
As manager for a large department store, you are responsible complying with accessibility regulations. But your performance evaluation is based on bottom-line productivity. How would you make sure...
-
Wing sweepback is designed to delay or alleviate shock induced separation of airflow and improves aerodynamic performance.
-
Why has the importance of environmental accounting to business grown in the past ten years?
-
Learned needs theory states that needs can be strengthened or weakened. How might a company strengthen the achievement needs of its management team?
-
White Company has two departments, Cutting and Finishing. The company uses a job-order costing system and computes a predetermined overhead rate in each department. The Cutting Department bases its...
-
Huey and Dunham (1987) measured the running speed of fence lizards, Sceloporus merriami, in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Individual lizards were captured and placed in a 2.3-meter raceway, where...
-
Use the information provided in the display to determine the value of the linear correlation coefficient. (Caution: Be careful to correctly identify the sign of the correlation coefficient.) Given...
-
The table lists the cost y (in dollars) of purchasing a volume of topsoil, where the volume of topsoil is a cube with each side having a length of x ft. Construct a scatterplot and identify the...
-
In Exercises 133136, determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is false, make the necessary change(s) to produce a true statement. . 11 72.72 = 49
-
How do social movements mobilize collective action and challenge dominant power structures to effect social change and promote social justice ?
-
Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A., of Greece makes marine equipment. The company has been experiencing losses on its bilge pump product line for several years. The most recent quarterly contribution...
-
What are the implications of postcolonial theory for understanding the legacies of colonialism and ongoing processes of decolonization in globalized societies ?
-
2. For the given structure and boundary conditions, find the allowable load Pallow given the material strengths are: Tf=210 MPa for pins C and D in shear; and of=400 MPa for bars BC and DE in...
-
Discuss an outline of your SWOT analysis identifying the organizational competencies and strategic advantages. strengths include a strong popularity in healthcare, a strong group of employees, strong...
-
During the execution of the B&B algorithm, many candidate problems are likely to be generated and awaiting further analysis. In the B&B example in this chapter, we chose the next candidate problem to...
-
Evaluate the line integral, where C is the given curve. C x 2 dx + y 2 dy, C consists of the arc of the circle x 2 + y 2 = 4 from (2, 0) to (0, 2) followed by the line segment from (0, 2) to (4, 3)
-
Refer to the histogram and answer the following questions: a. What are the possible values (rounded to the nearest inch) of the largest height included in the histogram? What are those values...
-
What is a scatter plot? What type of data is required for a scatter plot? What characteristic of the data can be better understood by looking at a scatter plot?
-
Given that the data in Exercise 3 were obtained from students who made a decision to submit their SAT scores to a Web site, what type of sample is given in that exercise? If we had a much larger...
-
Daniel made the following transactions during the first week of January. 1 January Buys stock for 350 on credit 3 January Makes sales of 740 on credit 4 January Cash paid to a supplier of 120, for...
-
Please answer all parts of the following question. Given the following information: Total Product (TP) Price Fixed Cost (TFC) Variable Cost (TVC) 0 $1000 $600 $ 0 1 1000 600 1200 2 1000 600 2000 3...
-
Imagine you are an analyst working at a financial consulting firm. Your organization has been hired by UBS to provide advice following a major legal and ethical crisis. You have been asked to draft...
Study smarter with the SolutionInn App