1A researcher collected the heights of male seniors at a high school. The data collected are normally distributed with a mean of 70.21 inches and a standard deviation of 1.35. What is the z-score of a high school senior who is 68 inches tall?

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1A researcher collected the heights of male seniors at a high school. The data collected are normally distributed with a mean of 70.21 inches and a standard deviation of 1.35.

What is the z-score of a high school senior who is 68 inches tall?

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