Height and weight are two measurements used to track a child's development. The World Health Organization measures child development by comparing the weights of children who are the same height and the same gender. In 2009, weights for all girls in the reference population were normally distributed with a mean µ = 10.2 kilogram and standard deviation σ = 0.8 kilogram . Calculate the z-scores that correspond to the following weights and interpret them.
a. 11 kg
b. 7.9 kg
c. 9.7 kg
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Height and weight are two measurements used to track a child's development. The World Health Organization...
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