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One of the tallest living men has a height of2l? cm. One of the tallest living women is 208 cm tall. Heights of men have a mean of 173 cm and a standard deviation of 4 cm. Heights of women have a mean of 164 cm and a standard deviation of 8 cm. Relative to the population of the same gender, who is taller? Explain. Choose the correct answer below. A. The woman is relatively taller because the z score for her height is greater than the z score for the man?s height. B. The man is relatively taller because the z score for his height is less than the z score for the woman?s height. c. The man is relatively taller because the z score for his height is greater than the z score for the woman?s height. D. The woman is relatively taller because the z score for her height is less than the z score for the man?s height.

Solution

z-score for man = 10.75

z-sccore for woman = 5.5

Option (C) is correct.