Suppose heights from a certain population are normally distributed and you determine that the standardized statistic for
Question:
Suppose heights from a certain population are normally distributed and you determine that the standardized statistic for someone’s height from that population is 1.56. What does that number mean?
A. That person’s height is 1.56 inches above the mean height of the population.
B. That person’s height is 1.56 times larger than the mean height of the population.
C. That person’s standard deviation is 1.56 units higher than the standard deviation of the population.
D. That person’s height is 1.56 standard deviations above the mean height of the population.
E. That person’s height is within 1.56 inches of the mean height of the population.
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Introduction To Statistical Investigations
ISBN: 9781119683452
2nd Edition
Authors: Beth L.Chance, George W.Cobb, Allan J.Rossman Nathan Tintle, Todd Swanson Soma Roy