Use z scores to compare the given values.
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In a recent awards ceremony, the age of the winner for the Best Actor award was 38 and the age of the winner for the Best Actress award was 62. For all recipients of
Best Actor, the mean age is 45.8 years and the standard deviation is 6.9 years. For all recipients of Best Actress, the mean age is 36.3 years and the standard deviation is
12.7 years. (All ages are determined at the time of the awards ceremony.) Relative to the award category, who had the more extreme age when winning the award, the winner
of Best Actor or the winner of Best Actress? Explain.
Since the z score for the winner of Best Actor is zand the z score for the winner of Best Actress is z-, the winner of
(Round to two decimal places.)
had the more extreme age.
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