After examining a child at his 2-year checkup, the boy\'s pediatrician said that

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After examining a child at his 2-year checkup, the boy's pediatrician said that the z-score for his height relative to other 2-year-olds in the country was 2.13. The pediatrician explains to the parents that the most extreme 5% of cases often require special treatment or attention.

1) Does this child fall into that group? complete the sentence by chooseing ONE of the bolded options.

-The child (DOES NOT FALL or FALLS) into this group because he is (LESS or MORE) than (ONE or TWO or THREE) standard deviations from the mean.

2) What do you need to assume about the heights of 2-year-olds to find your answer to part a? Choose all that apply

A) the number of heights is very large

B) the heights are independent

C) the distribution of heights is symmetric

D) the distribution of heights is skewed

E) the distribution of heights is unimodal

Explanation / Answer

1) The child FALLS into this group because he is MORE than TWO standard deviations from the mean.

2) A) The number of heights is very large

B) The heights are independent

C) The distribution of heights is symmetric

E) The distribution of heights is unimodal

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