Probability Distributions

  1. According to the CDC, the height of males aged twenty and over in the United States with a mean height of 5’9” and standard deviation of 5”.
    1. What percent of males in the US are between 5’8” and 6’2”?
    2. What percent of males in the US are shorter than you?
  2. According to the CDC, the height of females aged twenty and over in the United States are normally distributed with a mean height of 5’3½” and standard deviation of about 5”.
    1. What percent of females in the US are between 5’1” and 5’8”?
    2. What percent of females in the US are shorter than you?