The heights of the men age 18 and over in HANES5 averaged 69 inches; the SD was 3 inches. Suppose the histogram of their heights follows the normal curve. Such a man that is 6 feet tall is at the percentile of this height distribution. (Enter the nearest whole number.) What is the 25th percentile, to the nearest inch

a) 84th percentile.

b) The 25th percentile is of 67 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Normal Probability Distribution:

Problems of normal distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.

In a set with mean and standard deviation , the z-score of a measure X is given by:

The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the p-value, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.

The heights of the men age 18 and over in HANES5 averaged 69 inches; the SD was 3 inches.

This means that

Such a man that is 6 feet tall is at the percentile of this height distribution.

6 feet = 6*12 inches = 72 inches. So this percentile is the p-value of Z when X = 72. So

has a p-value of 0.84, so 84th percentile.

What is the 25th percentile, to the nearest inch

X when Z has a p-value of 0.25, so X when Z = -0.675.

The 25th percentile is of 67 inches.

h= 12 inches

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