Heights of women are normally distributed with mean 63.7 inches and standard deviation 2.47 inches. Find the height that is the 80th percentile.
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To find the z-score, we use the standard normal distribution table or calculator. The 80th percentile corresponds to a cumulative probability of 0.8, which means that 80% of the observations are below the height we are looking for. The remaining 20% are above Show more…
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