Question

3.4 Assess Your Understanding

Applying the Concepts #16

Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80 or older 161.7 166.1 170.5 175.3 179.4 Percentile 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 166.8 171.5 176.7 181.4 186.8 166.9 171.3 176.0 181.9 186.2 167.9 172.1 176.9 182.1 186.0 166.0 170.8 176.0 181.2 185.4 165.3 170.1 175.1 179.5 183.7 163.2 167.5 172.9 178.1 181.7 16. You Explain It! Percentiles Explain the meaning of the following percentiles. Source: National Center for Health Statistics. (a) The 5th percentile of the weight of males 36 months of age is 12.0 kg (b) The 95th percentile of the length of newborn females is 53.8 cm

Answer 1

a) 36 months age of males weight is 12.0 kg that is under the five percent amoung all the national center for health  which means the weight is at or below the value below which 5% of the observations may be found .

b)in national health center newborn female length is 58 cm that is 95 percent , length is greater than or equal to. ... You would be in the 95 percent of the observations may be found -