Use z scores to compare the given values. The tallest living man at one time had a height of 258 cm. The shortest living man at that time had a height of 76.5 cm. Heights of men at that time had a mean of 174.79 cm and a standard deviation of 7.78 cm. Which of these two men had the height that was more extreme?
Use z scores to compare the given values. The tallest living man at one time had a height of 258 cm. The shortest living man at that time had a height of 76.5 cm. Heights of men at that time had a mean of 174.79 cm and a standard deviation of 7.78 cm. Which of these two men had the height that was more extreme?
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Use z scores to compare the given values.
The tallest living man at one time had a height of
258
cm. The shortest living man at that time had a height of
76.5
cm. Heights of men at that time had a mean of
174.79
cm and a standard deviation of
7.78
cm. Which of these two men had the height that was more extreme?Question content area bottom
Part 1
Since the z score for the tallest man is
man had the height that was more extreme.
z=enter your response here
and the z score for the shortest man is
z=enter your response here,
the
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tallest
shortest
(Round to two decimal places.)
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