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According to the National Health Statistics Report, the average height of adult women in the U.S. is
According to this model, what percentage of women in the U.S. are under
feet inches tall? First, note that
feet 11 inches must be converted to inches. normalcdf
Most girls reach their adult height by their senior year in high school. In North City High School’s senior class of
students, how many girls would you predict are shorter than feet inches? (Note: Assume half of the senior students are girls.) Multiply
by the percentage found in part (a). How many senior girls would you predict are taller than
feet at North City High? What assumption(s) are you making? Follow the same steps you used in part (a).
Suppose you find out that North City High School is a private boarding school with a championship girl’s basketball program, and they recruit basketball players from across the state. Would your answer to part (c) change? Explain.
It is likely that there will be girls over
feet tall, and the senior girls are probably not a representative sample of women in the U.S.