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Use z scores to compare the given values. The tallest living man at one time had a height of 245 cm. The shortest living man at that time had a height of 99.7 cm. Heights of men at that time had a mean of 176.42 cm and a standard deviation of 6.25 cm. Which of these two men had the height that was more extreme?
Since the z score for the tallest man is
z=_____
and the z score for the shortest man is
z=_____,
the ▼ (tallest, OR shortest ) man had the height that was more extreme.
(Round to two decimal places.)
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