Korea University

PAPP 209

1) Larry came home very excited after a visit to his doctor. He announced proudly to his wife, “My doctor says my blood pressure is at the 90th percentile among men like me. That means I’m better off than about 90% of similar men.” How should his wife, who is a statistician, respond to Larry’s statement? 2) The distribution of heights of adult American men is approximately normal with mean 69 inches and standard deviation 2.5 inches. Draw a normal curve below and mark three standard deviations out on either side. Then, use the curve to answer the following questions