Who has the weight that is more extreme relative to the group from which they​ came: a male who weighs 1600 g or a female who weighs 1600 ​g?

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Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.5: Comparing Sets Of Data
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Use z scores to compare the given values.
 
Based on sample​ data, newborn males have weights with a mean of
3222.3
g and a standard deviation of
567.4
g. Newborn females have weights with a mean of
3096.6
g and a standard deviation of
764.5
g. Who has the weight that is more extreme relative to the group from which they​ came: a male who weighs
1600
g or a female who weighs
1600
​g?
 
 
 

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Since the z score for the male is
z=enter your response here
and the z score for the female is
z=enter your response here​,
the
 
female
male
has the weight that is more extreme.
​(Round to two decimal​ places.) 
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