Question

Suppose the heights of professional basketball players in the United States are distributed normally, with
a mean of 80 inches and a standard deviation of 4 inches.
How far below the mean is 76 inches and how many standard deviations is this?
76 inches is ___
inches below the mean. This is ___
standard deviation(s) below the mean.

Answer 1

Answers:

76 inches is   4   inches below the mean

This is   1     standard deviation below the mean

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Explanation:

Subtract the two values 80 and 76 to find that 80-76 = 4, meaning 76 is 4 units below the mean. This gap width is 1 standard deviation because the given standard deviation is 4.